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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1989
Kyung-su Kim, Seoul, KR;
SamSung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
An automatic control method for home appliances using a video tape recorder and a device thereof are disclosed, in which the device comprises one or more power source control means, a home automatization mode designation means, and a microcomputer; and the method comprises: a step of appointing power supply starting times and power supply ending times for the respective passively controlled apparatuses; a step of supplying the power source upon arrival of the power source supply time for a particular apparatus; and a step of disconnecting the power supply from a particular apparatus upon arrival of the power supply blocking time. According to the present invention, as many automatic controls of home appliances as the record-capable number of the programmed recordings of broadcasting programs are possible, and it is possible to use a part of the function for programmed recordings of broadcasting programs, and to use the remaining part of the function for automatic controls of home appliances.