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AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSang Kyun Lee, Ki Tae Oh, Yeon Kyoung Lee, Chang Ho Kim
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A home appliance networking system and a method for controlling the same. The home appliance networking system comprises a plurality of passive home appliances for transmitting and receiving data to/from an internal network of a home networking system. The passive home appliances are controlled according to control commands received over the internal network. The home appliance networking system further comprises a plurality of active home appliances that transmit the control commands for the passive home appliances to the internal network, and a network manager that manages the internal network and controls data transmission and reception of the plurality of passive home appliances and the plurality of active home appliances.
A home appliance networking system comprising:
A method for controlling a home appliance networking system, comprising:
A method for controlling a home appliance networking system, comprising:
A method for controlling a home appliance networking system, comprising:
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Address allocation: for local use, e.g. in LAN or USB networks, or in a controller area network [CAN]
Characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]: home automation networks
Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities: from a device located outside both the home and the…
Digital communication
Term ended 10 Mar 2024 (estimated)
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a home appliance networking system and a method for controlling the same. More particularly the present invention relates to a home appliance networking system and a method for controlling the same, wherein an additional home appliance is efficiently made interoperable with an existing home networking system including a plurality of home appliances when it is connected to an internal network of the home networking system.
2. Description of the Related Art
The above and other objects, features and other advantages of the resent invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a view showing the construction of a home appliance networking system in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the case where an active home appliance is additionally provided in the construction of FIG. 1;
FIG. 1 shows the construction of a home appliance networking system in accordance with the present invention. As shown in this drawing, the home appliance networking system comprises a plurality of passive home appliances P, such as an electric lamp, microwave oven, etc., connected to an internal network of a home networking system such that they are controlled according to control commands received over the internal network, a plurality of active home appliances A, such as a refrigerator, television, etc., connected to the internal network for transmitting the control commands for the passive home appliances P to the internal network, and a network manager M for managing the internal network and controlling data transmission and reception of the passive home appliances P and active home appliances A.
A hub H, which can be a piece of networking equipment, is connectable to the network manager M to connect the internal network to an external network of the home networking system as needed. A gateway G of the internal network is connected to the hub H such that the internal network can transmit and receive data to/from an external Internet network I.
Alternatively, the network manager M may not be an independent unit, but be implemented in a home appliance (active or passive) having a large-capacity memory, such as a refrigerator or television. In this case, the function of the network manager M is performed by such a home appliance with no necessity for separately connecting the network manager M to the internal network.