CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL SYSTEM, INFORMATION TERMINAL, HOME ELECTRIC APPLIANCES/EQUIPMENT, AND PROGRAM

Title:

CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL SYSTEM, INFORMATION TERMINAL, HOME ELECTRIC APPLIANCES/EQUIPMENT, AND PROGRAM

Document Type and Number:

Japanese Patent JP2004348319

Kind Code:

A

Abstract:

To check operational state of home electric appliances in real-time with an information terminal in a system equipped with networked home electric appliances/network equipment by reducing communication traffic with respect to a control method for monitoring conditions of appliances, a control system, home electric appliances/equipment and a program.

When a washing machine 1 starts operation, it transmits operation start information to the information terminal 5. The information terminal 5 which receives the above information, shortens the interval of polling communication for checking the status of each appliance, secures the real timeliness of the status information at the time of appliances operation held at the information terminal 5, and improve user's convenience while reducing communication traffic under regular halt of appliances.

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Inventors:

BAN YASUHIRO
UCHIYAMA WATARU
MURABAYASHI NOBUAKI

Application Number:

JP2003143017A

Publication Date:

December 09, 2004

Filing Date:

May 21, 2003

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD

International Classes:

G06Q10/00; G05B23/02; G06F13/00; G06Q50/00; G06Q50/10; H04N5/00; H04Q9/00; (IPC1-7): G06F13/00; G05B23/02; G06F17/60; H04N5/00; H04Q9/00

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Fumio Iwahashi
Tomoyasu Sakaguchi
Hiroki Naito

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