Home network apparatus, method and controlling home network and system using the same
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1. A method for controlling a home network, comprising the steps of:
- ascertaining whether or not a new control menu exists by using the Internet;
if the new control menu exists, downloading the new control menu and adding the downloaded new control menu to an old control menu list; and
downloading corresponding control programs using the added new control menu.
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Abstract
A home network control system and method, which can control equipments of the home network more simply and conveniently by downloading control programs using the Internet. If a new control menu exists in a server, the new control menu and corresponding programs are downloaded through the Internet. At this point, the downloaded control menu is registered as a new control menu list into an old control menu list, and the control programs are provided to the corresponding equipments and stored therein. A user executes the corresponding programs using the new control menu item such that the corresponding equipments are controlled more conveniently.
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1. A method for controlling a home network, comprising the steps of:
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ascertaining whether or not a new control menu exists by using the Internet;
if the new control menu exists, downloading the new control menu and adding the downloaded new control menu to an old control menu list; and
downloading corresponding control programs using the added new control menu. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for controlling a home network, comprising the steps of:
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ascertaining whether or not a new control menu exists by using the Internet; and
if the new control menu exists, downloading the new control menu and a corresponding control program. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method for controlling a home network, comprising the steps of:
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a) ascertaining whether or not new control menus for equipments exist by using the Internet;
b) if the new control menus for the equipments exist, downloading the new control menus and adding the downloaded new control menus to old control menu lists according to the equipments;
c) downloading corresponding programs using the added new control menus; and
d) providing the downloaded new control menus to the corresponding equipments. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for controlling a home network, comprising the steps of:
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a) ascertaining whether or not new control menus for equipments exist by using the Internet;
b) if the new control menus for the equipments exist, downloading the new control menus and corresponding control programs; and
c) providing the downloaded control programs to the corresponding equipments. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for controlling a home network, comprising:
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means for ascertaining whether or not a new control menu exists by using the Internet;
means for downloading the new control menu and adding the downloaded new control menu to an old control menu list, in case the new control menu exists; and
means for downloading corresponding control programs using the added new control menu.
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19. A system for controlling a home network, comprising:
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means for ascertaining whether or not a new control menu exists by using the Internet; and
means for downloading the new control menu and a corresponding control program, in case the new control menu exists.
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20. A system for controlling a home network, comprising:
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first means for ascertaining whether or not new control menus for equipments exist by using the Internet;
second means for downloading the new control menus and adding the downloaded new control menus to old control menu lists according to the equipments, in case the new control menus for the equipments exist,;
third means for downloading corresponding programs using the added new control menus; and
fourth means for providing the downloaded new control menus to the corresponding equipments. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A system for controlling a home network, comprising:
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first means for ascertaining whether or not new control menus for equipments exist by using the Internet;
second means for downloading the new control menus and corresponding control programs, in case the new control menus for the equipments exist; and
third means for providing the downloaded control programs to the corresponding equipments. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A home network apparatus including the Internet network and a home network, the home network being provided with information via the Internet network, wherein the home network includes:
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a power line for supplying communication signals, control signals and power source; and
a plurality of equipments connected to the power line and having the Internet function and an on-screen function, the equipments downloading control menus and corresponding control programs from the Internet network by using the Internet function, control menu lists with the control menus being displayed on screen by using the on-screen function, whereby the plurality of equipments download only their own corresponding control programs through the Internet network.
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27. A home network apparatus, the home network apparatus including the Internet network and a home network receiving information through the Internet network, the home network apparatus comprising:
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a power line for supplying communication signals, control signals and power source;
a plurality of equipments connected to the power line and having the Internet function and an on-screen function, the equipments downloading control menus and corresponding control programs from the Internet network by using the Internet function, control menu lists with the control menus being displayed on screen by using the on-screen function; and
a menu manager for storing the control menu lists, registering the downloaded control menu as a new control menu item into the control menu list, and providing the control menu lists to the respective equipments by request, wherein the plurality of equipments download through the Internet network the control programs for other equipments as well as their own control programs. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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