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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2003
Koon-seok Lee, Changwon-shi, KR;
Seung-myun Baek, Changwon-shi, KR;
Hwan-jong Choi, Busan, KR;
Yong-tae Kim, Gimhae-shi, KR;
Feel-young Koo, Busan, KR;
Ja-in Koo, Jinju-shi, KR;
Seong-hwan Kang, Kyungsangnam-do, KR;
Koon-Seok Lee, Changwon-shi, KR;
Seung-Myun Baek, Changwon-shi, KR;
Hwan-Jong Choi, Busan, KR;
Yong-Tae Kim, Gimhae-shi, KR;
Feel-Young Koo, Busan, KR;
Ja-In Koo, Jinju-shi, KR;
Seong-Hwan Kang, Kyungsangnam-do, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
The present invention discloses a configuration apparatus thereof which can efficiently configure a new home appliance in the home network system comprised of various home appliances. The configuration method of a home network system, comprising of confirming whether a previously-stored logical address is an initial logical address, transmitting a master search packet to the home network system when the logical address previously stored in the storage means is an initial logical address, waiting for a response packet from the home network system, when the response packet is received from the home network system, changing the initial logical address into a predetermined logical address according to reception of the response packet; and when the response packet is not received from the home network system, changing the previously-stored initial logical address into a previously-stored basic logical address.