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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2001
Joon Hyung Park, Seoul, KR;
Joon Hyung Park, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for controlling a home appliance network is disclosed, in which a home server is established at low cost so that an external user can easily control the operation of home appliances within home. The apparatus for controlling a home appliance network having at least one or more home appliances includes an external communication means for inputting a predetermined operation control command to control the operation of the home appliances by externally accessing a home page of a corresponding communication service provider through an Internet, a radio communication network for transmitting the operation control command input to the home page through the external communication means in a radio type, and an internal communication means located within home, for controlling the operation of the corresponding home appliance of the home appliance network to correspond to the operation control command transmitted in a radio type through the radio communication network.