Home networking system having alive and connection termination messages and method for operating same
US7124184B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 5, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/2803
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A home network system for controlling one or more home appliances connected to a network and a method for operating the same. If an alive message or a connection termination message is normally generated from the home appliance, or if the alive message or the connection termination message is not normally transmitted to a network manager due to a transmission failure in a communication path, the network manager automatically recognizes a network connection state of the home appliance using a network search process, performs a connection termination operation according to the recognized information, and updates network information, resulting in increased reliability and user's convenience of the home network system.
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