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US 12,634,166 B2Granted
Smart home controller refrigerator and control method therefor
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSang Oh Kim, Junsang Yun, Dul Lae Min
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a smart home controller refrigerator and a control method therefor, the smart home controller refrigerator, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprising: a control unit comprising a control protocol communication unit for receiving control information for controlling a home appliance in a home, an operation protocol communication unit for generating an operation signal calculated from the control information, and a signal transmission unit for transmitting the operation signal to the home appliance; at least one storage space; and at least one door for controlling the opening/closing of the at least one storage space.
Claims19
A control system comprising:
- a first device configured to have a continuous power supply;
- a second device configured to turn on and turn off based on action of a user;
- a third device configured to turn on and turn off based on action of the user;
- a smart phone configured to:
- provide control information set by the user for a selected device which is either the second device or the third device selected by the user, and
- transmit the provided control information to an external server;
- and
- the external server is configured to store the received control information and to transmit the control information to the first device,
- wherein the first device includes:
- a control protocol communication unit configured to receive the control information from the external server;
- an operation protocol communication unit configured to provide an operation signal based on the control information;
- and
- a signal transmitting device configured to transmit the operation signal to the selected device,
- wherein the selected device is configured to notify the first device of a result of the operation,
- the first device is configured to transmit, to the external server, result information that includes the result of the operation;
- the external server is configured to transmit, to the smart phone, the result information;
- and
- the smart phone is configured to display the result information from the external server,
- wherein when the smart phone is in a specific location, the smart phone is configured to transmit the control information to the first device and to receive the result information from the first device;
- and
- wherein when the smart phone is not in the specific location, the smart phone is configured to transmit the control information to the external server and to receive the result information from the external server,
- wherein the specific location is a structure having a home appliance, and
- wherein when the smart phone is in the structure having the home appliance, the smart phone is configured to transmit the control information to the first device and to receive the result information from the first devices;
- and
- when the smart phone is not in the structure having the home appliance, the smart phone is configured to transmit the control information to the external server and to receive the result information from the external server.
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A control system comprising:
- a first device configured to have a continuous power supply;
- a second device configured to turn on and turn off based on action of a user;
- a third device configured to turn on and turn off based on action of the user;
- a smart phone configured to provide control information set by the user for a selected device which is either the second device or the third device selected by the user, and to transmit the provided control information to the first device;
- wherein the first device includes:
- a control protocol communication unit configured to receive, from the smart phone, the control information;
- an operation protocol communication unit configured to provide an operation signal based on the control information;
- and
- a signal transmitting device configured to transmit the operation signal to the selected device,
- wherein the selected device is configured to notify the first device of a result of the operation;
- the first device is configured to transmit, to the smart phone, result information that includes the result of the operation;
- and
- the smart phone is configured to display the result information from the first device,
- wherein when the smart phone is in a specific location, the smart phone is configured to transmit the control information to the first device and to receive the result information from the first device;
- and
- wherein when the smart phone is not in the specific location, the smart phone is configured to transmit the control information to the external server and to receive the result information from the external server,
- wherein the specific location is a structure having a home appliance, and
- wherein when the smart phone is in the structure having the home appliance, the smart phone is configured to transmit the control information to the first device and to receive the result information from the first device;
- and
- when the smart phone is not in the structure having the home appliance, the smart phone is configured to transmit the control information to the external server and to receive the result information from the external server.
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A control system comprising,
- a first device configured to maintain a continuous power supply;
- a second device configured to turn on and turn off based on a user;
- a third device configured to turn on and turn off based on the user;
- a smart phone configured to provide control information set by the user for a selected device which is either the second device or the third device, and to transmit the provided control information to an external server or the first device;
- and
- the external server is configured to store the received control information and to transmit the control information to the first device;
- wherein the first device includes:
- a control protocol communication unit configured to receive, from the external server or the smart phone, the control information;
- an operation protocol communication unit configured to provide an operation signal based on the control information;
- and
- a signal transmitting device configured to transmit, to the selected device, the operation signal,
- wherein the selected device is configured to notify, to the first device, a result of the operation;
- the first device is configured to transmit, to the smart phone or the external server, result information that includes the result of the operation;
- and
- the smart phone is configured to display the result information;
- wherein when the smart phone is in a specific location, the smart phone is configured to transmit the control information to the first device and to receive the result information from the first device;
- and
- wherein when the smart phone is not in the specific location, the smart phone is configured to transmit the control information to the external server and to receive the result information from the external server,
- wherein the specific location is a structure having a home appliance, and
- wherein when the smart phone is in the structure having the home appliance, the smart phone is configured to transmit the control information to the first device and to receive the result information from the first device;
- and
- when the smart phone is not in the structure having the home appliance, the smart phone is configured to transmit the control information to the external server and to receive the result information from the external server.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.