Electric appliance, information retrieving method of electric appliance

An information retrieving method of an electric appliance, comprising:

• an input step;
• a control step for retrieving instruction manaual information of said electric appliance stored in a storage means by employing a word entered in said input step, and for deriving a retrieval result obtained by said retrieving operation;
• and
• a display step for displaying the retrieval result derived by said control step on a display means;
• wherein said control step can input words in accordance with the retrieval result in said input step, while said retrieval result remains displayed on said display means.

A communication system comprising:

• an electric appliance;
• and
• a server which is connected via a predetermined communication means to said electric appliance;
• wherein said server includes storage means for storing instruction manual information of said electric appliance, and retrieve control means for receiving a word transmitted from said electric appliance, for retrieving the instruction manual information of said electric appliance stored in the storage means by employing said word, and for transmitting a retrieval result obtained by said retrieving operation, and
• wherein said electric appliance includes input means, transmission means for transmitting said word entered by said input means to said server and for receiving said retrieval result transmitted from said server, display means for displaying said received retrieval result, and input control means capable of inputting in accordance with said retrieval result by said input means, while said retrieval result remains displayed on said display means.

An information retrieving method in a communication system equipped with an electric appliance, and a server which is connected via a predetermined communication means to said electric appliance, comprising:

• an input step;
• a transmission step for transmitting a word inputted by said input step to said server;
• a retrieve control step for receiving the word transmitted from said electric appliance, for retrieving the instruction manual information of said electric appliance stored in the storage means by employing said word, and for transmitting a retrieval result obtained by said retrieving operation to said electric appliance;
• a reception step for receiving said retrieval result transmitted from said server;
• a display step for displaying said received retrieval result on display means;
• and
• an input control step capable of inputting in accordance with said retrieval result by input means, while said retrieval result remains displayed on said display means.

An electric appliance comprising:

• input means;
• transmission means for transmitting a word inputted by said input means to a server, and for receiving a retrieval result retrieved by said server;
• display means for displaying thereon said received retrieval result;
• and
• input control means capable of inputting in accordance with said retrieval result by said input means, while said retrieval result remains displayed on said display means.