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Home appliance and home appliance system

US8532273B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 29, 2009
Grant dateSep 10, 2013
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Expiry dateFeb 8, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06F2105/60
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A home appliance and a home appliance system are provided. The home appliance may convert product information into an acoustic signal and externally output the same as a sound. The home appliance system may receive the sound, convert the same into the acoustic signal, and then inversely convert the acoustic signal into the product information and read the same. Accordingly, the home appliance may externally output the acoustic signal as the sound so that the user may be easily notified of transmission. Also, the home appliance system may easily transmit the sound to a management device to read the product information because the sound may be transmitted via a communications network.

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