Electronic appliance control method and electronic appliance control device
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorTomomi Tsubota
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Abstract
A condition control of a robot cleaner is performed or service is provided with a user using the robot cleaner to improve the convenience of the user. Various data items obtained through a network connection are used in the condition control or service providing to estimate/determine a behavior, condition, or request of the user. Specifically, the operation of the robot cleaner is controlled based on operations of other associated devices disposed in the same room where the robot cleaner runs.
Claims12
An electronic appliance control method which conforms to an operation mode of an automatic control enabled smart household appliance having a communication function, the method comprising:
- defining two or more sections;
- detecting a movement of the automatic control enabled smart household appliance over the two or more sections;
- changing an operation mode of an associated smart household appliance in response to detecting the movement;
- and
- starting operation of the automatic control enabled smart household appliance in an inactive mode or a silent mode after changing the operation mode of the associated smart household appliance.
A system controller comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a communication module being connected to an automatic control enabled smart household appliance and an associated smart household appliance via internal network lines, wherein:
- the system controller recognizes two or more sections,
- the system controller detects a movement of the automatic control enabled smart household appliance over the two or more sections,
- the system controller changes an operation mode of the associated smart household appliance in response to detecting the movement, and
- the system controller sets the automatic control enabled smart household appliance to start operation after changing the operation mode of the associated smart household appliance.
A home network system comprising:
- a system controller;
- an automatic control enabled smart household appliance;
- and
- an associated smart household appliance, wherein:
- the system controller recognizes two or more sections,
- the system controller detects a movement of the automatic control enabled smart household appliance over the two or more sections,
- the system controller changes an operation mode of the associated smart household appliance in response to detecting the movement, and
- the system controller sets the automatic control enabled smart household appliance to start operation after changing the operation mode of the associated smart household appliance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.