Home appliance information management apparatus, home appliance information sharing method, and home appliance information sharing system
US9641596B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 26, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/5166
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A management apparatus which collects, from a home appliance, home appliance information which is information related to the home appliance and provides a user with to-be-provided information which is information obtained from the collected home appliance information, includes: a managing unit which manages the home appliance information; and a home appliance information holding unit which holds, in association with each other, (i) the home appliance information and (ii) share information which is for sharing the home appliance information and is associated with the user. The managing unit refers to data held by the home appliance information holding unit when a request for to-be-provided information is issued by the user, obtains the home appliance information held in association with share information identical to the share information associated with the user, and provides the user with to-be-provided information obtained from the obtained information.
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