JP2003111160A - Household electric appliance control system, household electric appliance terminal device, server device, and household electric appliance control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a household electrical appliance control system through which a user is capable of operating and controlling household electrical appliances directly as desired without referring to instruction manuals, even if the user does not know methods for operating the household electric appliances. SOLUTION: Household electrical appliance terminal devices 4 to 8 are connected to a server device 1 which provides web pages acting as operation manuals through the internet 2. The household electrical appliance terminal devices 4 to 8 are connected to the internet 2 through a home gateway device 3. Each household electrical appliance terminal device displays the operation manual received from the server device 1. A user selects necessary items, referring to the displayed operation manual. This selected information is transmitted to the server device, and the server device sends commands corresponding to the selected information to the household electrical appliance terminal device. The household electrical appliance terminal device controls the function of the household electrical appliance by the command.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a home electric appliance control system, a home electric terminal device, a server apparatus, and a home electric appliance (home electric appliances) which can be operated based on a manual screen downloaded from a server. Regarding a home appliance control method.

[0002]

In recent years, household electric appliances have become multifunctional and highly functional, and in order to fully utilize this function, it has become necessary to remember complicated operations of long procedures. . However, many users are not familiar with the operation. Home appliances come with a booklet manual (operation manual), and you can refer to this manual to know how to operate, but you must always keep the booklet manual near the home appliance. . The task of finding the target page from the booklet is completely different from the task of operating the home electric appliances, and there is a problem that it is troublesome because they have to be put together.

Further, there are cases where it is difficult to understand how to express the manual, because it may not be possible to understand how the operation expressed in the manual operates the operation section of the home electric appliance.

Further, the contents of the manual of the home electric appliance are not changed after the manual is distributed to the user together with the device, and the items often referred to by the user are described later in the order of description or the user. Even if there was content that was difficult for me to understand, it remained as it was. Further, even if the control program for home electric appliances was updated with firmware or the like, the manual remained unchanged.

According to the present invention, even if the user does not know the operation method, the home appliance control system, the home appliance terminal device, and the server device can directly operate the home appliance without looking at the operation manual to perform desired control. Another object of the present invention is to provide a home appliance control method.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electric home appliance control system having an electric home appliance terminal device and a server device connected to each other via a network, wherein the electric home appliance terminal device receives manual information received from the server device. , A selection means for selecting any of the items included in the manual information, a communication means for transmitting the selection information of the selected item to the server device, and a home electric appliance function based on the command received from the server device. The server device includes a storage unit that stores manual information and a command, and a control unit that returns predetermined manual information or a command to the home appliance terminal according to the selection information received from the home appliance terminal. , Is provided. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the home appliance terminal device is connected to the network via a gateway device that mutually converts the communication procedure of the server device and the communication procedure of the home appliance terminal device. The device is connected to the network via a gateway device. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the invention, the server device issues the predetermined command corresponding to the selection information received from the particular home appliance terminal device to the same gateway device. It is characterized in that it is transmitted to a predetermined home appliance terminal device different from. According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in the invention of the first to third aspects, the server device aggregates the selection information received from the home appliance terminal device, and updates the contents of the manual information thereafter based on the aggregation result. Characterize. The inventions of claims 5 and 6 are characterized by comprising the home appliance terminal device or the server device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

According to the invention of claim 7, the manual information received from the server device is displayed, the selection information of the item selected by the user from the items included in the manual information is transmitted to the server device, and the selection information is handled. Then, the command transmitted by the server device is received, and the home electric appliance function is controlled based on the command information. In the invention of claim 8, the first home electric appliance terminal device displays the manual information received from the server device, and transmits the selection information of the item selected by the user from the items included in the manual information to the server device. The second home appliance terminal device receives the command transmitted by the server device in response to the selection information and controls the home appliance function based on the command information. According to a ninth aspect of the invention, in the seventh and eighth aspects of the invention, the server device aggregates the selection information received from the home-appliance terminal device, and based on the aggregated result, the manual information to be subsequently transmitted to the home-appliance terminal device. It is characterized by updating the contents.

The invention according to claim 10 is characterized in that the server device according to claim 9 outputs the selected information totaled, and the contents and configuration of the manual booklet are determined with reference to the totalized output.

[Operation] In the present invention, the home appliance terminal device downloads the manual information from the server device and displays it on the display means. The display of the manual information may be downloaded in advance or may be downloaded according to the operation of the user. In this case, when the user operates the home appliance terminal, the home appliance terminal device accesses the server device (via the gateway device) to download the manual information, and the display means displays it.

Here, the home-appliance terminal device is a home-appliance device connected to the network by a communication means. A home electric appliance is an apparatus that executes a process in the home (for example, playing music, cooking, and calling) other than data processing.

The user selects a desired item from the manual information displayed on the display means so as to browse a web page on the Internet, advances the page, and finally performs a desired operation on the home electric terminal device. select. This selection information is transmitted to the server device. If the selection information is for selecting the next page of manual information, the server device transmits the next page (one lower level page) of the manual information, and the selection information is the command selection information. If there is, send the corresponding command. In the home electric appliance terminal device that has received the command from the server device, the control unit executes the program corresponding to the command stored in advance in the home electric appliance terminal device to control the home electric appliance function. The home electric terminal device is, for example, an answering machine,
This is a microwave oven, an AV amplifier, or the like, and as described above, this command is for giving some instruction to the control program of the function stored in advance in each home electric appliance to be executed. As a result, when the user selects an item from the manual information, the server sends a command, which is much smaller data than the control program, to the home appliance terminal device, and the home appliance terminal device stores a program stored in advance inside. Then, the desired processing can be performed.

Further, the server device records the selection information transmitted from the home appliance terminal device as a log, so that the item such as which item is frequently referred to, which item is most recently referred to, etc. It is possible to know the state of reference, and by updating the editing of the manual information based on this, it is possible to make the manual information easier for the user to use. For example, items that are frequently referred to and commands that are frequently used are displayed at the top of the list or placed at the top of the list.

Further, when the manual (operation manual) of the booklet is edited, by referring to the log of this selection information, it is possible to refer to it when creating a manual that is easy for the user to refer to. It is possible to support the creation of a booklet manual by collecting the logs.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A home electric appliance control system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the same home appliance control system. A server device 1 that provides a web page that is manual information to a home appliance terminal device and sends a command to the home appliance terminal device is connected to the Internet 2, and is transmitted from the home appliance terminal device via the Internet 2. Send web pages and commands according to incoming selection information. A home gateway device 3 of a home is connected to the Internet 2. Various home appliance terminal devices are connected to the home gateway 3.

In the figure, the connected home appliance terminal devices are a microwave oven 4, an answering machine 5, an AV amplifier 6,
The remote control device 7 for the AV amplifier is used. The microwave oven 4 is a device that performs electromagnetic cooking as a home appliance function.
The answering machine 5 processes the user's call, reproduces the answering message and records / records the message of the other party.
It is a device that plays back. The AV amplifier 6 is a device that amplifies and equalizes an audio signal.

The remote control device 7 is a device for controlling an AV amplifier with an infrared signal. The microwave oven 4, the answering machine 5, and the AV amplifier 6 are the home gateway device 3
The remote control device 7 is wirelessly connected to the home gateway device 3.

The home gateway device 3 is connected to a telephone line or a cable television line on the Internet side and communicates with the Internet protocol (IP). However, the communication protocol on the home side (home electronics terminal device side) is specific. The communication is not limited to one, and communication is performed according to a protocol with which each home terminal device can communicate. For example, the physical layer is E
internet (registered trademark), USB, IEEE139
4, Bluetooth, a telephone line (HomePNA, etc.), a power line, etc. are applicable, and the data transport protocol is not limited to TCP / IP and may be a protocol dedicated to each home appliance terminal. The home gateway device 3 can process a communication protocol for each home appliance terminal, and can perform protocol conversion between the Internet side and the home side. In addition, all home appliances terminal devices
A general-purpose router can be used as the home gateway device 3 if communication is performed using the Internet protocol using the Internet.

Each home appliance terminal device is provided with an operation unit (corresponding to the selection unit) such as a button operated by the user, a display unit including a display unit such as a liquid crystal display, and a communication unit for communicating with the home gateway device 3. Further, it is provided with a microcomputer (control means) for controlling each of these functional units and home appliance functions. When the user performs a predetermined operation, the server device 1 is accessed according to the operation. The predetermined operation may be an operation of directly accessing the server device 1 such as turning on a net button, or may be made to automatically access the server device 1 while operating a home electric appliance function. Good.

This access information is transmitted to the home gateway device 3 by the communication protocol set between the home appliance terminal and the home gateway device 3. The home gateway device 3 protocol-converts this into an internet protocol and sends it to the server device 1 via the internet 2. When this access information is received by the server device 1, the server device 1 transmits the web page of the manual corresponding to this operation. The home gateway device 3 converts the web page of this manual into the communication protocol of the corresponding home terminal device and transfers it to the home network side.

The web page of this manual is a screen of a menu listing various operation items as shown in FIG. 3 and the like, and is a screen corresponding to the table of contents and index of the manual (operation manual) of the booklet. Then, each item is linked, and when the user selects a desired item, the home appliance terminal device transmits link information (selection information) corresponding to the item to the server device 1. The server device 1 receives this link information and returns the linked web page or command to the home appliance terminal device. The home appliance terminal device that has received the web page displays this web page on the display means instead of the previous web page. When the command is received, the command is input to the microcomputer to execute the command in the home appliance function processing program. The home electric appliance function processing program is a program for executing the original function of the home electric appliance stored in advance in the home electric terminal device, and is executed by the control unit in response to the above command or operation of the operation unit. For example, in the case of an answering machine, the original functions of the home electric appliance include a function of automatically answering an incoming call and a function of recording and deleting a message.

In the figure, the server device 1 shows a simple example of a data group for controlling the answering machine 5 of the home electric terminal device. The server device 1 stores a web page that is manual information, and each item of the web page includes link information. This link information may be linked to a web page of the next layer, or may be linked to a command for controlling the home electric terminal device.

The user turns on the net button of the answering machine 5 to access the server device 1. Then,
A web page of manual information is downloaded to the answering machine 5 and displayed on the display (as in the same figure). When the user moves the cursor with the pointing device (the up, down, left, and right cursor keys correspond to this in the case of this telephone) and turns on the enter key when the cursor moves to the desired menu, the cursor points to it. Link information corresponding to the menu is transmitted to the server device 1.

Upon receiving this link information, the server device 1 transmits the information of the link destination. In this figure, the link is to a command rather than a web page.
If PIN code registration is selected in the figure, COMMAN
D4 is transmitted, and COMMAND2 is transmitted when the deletion of the recorded message is selected. Answering machine 5
Receives this command and executes processing according to this command. That is, a program corresponding to the command stored in advance in the telephone is executed to delete the recorded message or register the personal identification number.

As described above, the user can access the server device 1 and download the web page of the manual information without operating the home electric terminal device such as the telephone by the procedure (key sequence) described in the manual of the booklet. Then
The page is traced by selecting the item of the web page of the manual information, and when the desired operation item is displayed, if it is selected, the command for the operation is downloaded from the server device 1 Since the terminal device is operated in this way, it is possible to directly control the function of the home electric terminal device without knowing the operating procedure without directly reading the manual of the booklet while operating the home electric device. It should be noted that each home appliance terminal device can also control the function by a conventional operation procedure (key sequence). Although the answering machine 5 is explained in this figure,
The same applies to other home appliances terminals (microwave oven 4, AV amplifier 6, remote controller 7).

Since the remote controller 7 is a remote controller attached to the AV amplifier 6 and is for controlling the AV amplifier 6, the command downloaded from the server device 1 controls the AV amplifier 6. If so, the AV amplifier 6 may be directly controlled so that the AV amplifier 6 receives it directly without passing through the remote controller 7. Of course, the remote control device 7 may receive and transfer to the AV amplifier 6 by the operation of the user. If the command downloaded by the user's operation is a command to set the remote control device 7 itself, the remote control device 7 must be used.
Entered in.

It should be noted that one server device may be provided corresponding to all the home appliance terminal devices, or may be provided separately for each manufacturer or each device type. It is assumed that the home appliance terminal device is set with a URL or the like so that when the access button is turned on, the corresponding server device can be automatically accessed.

When the server device 1 transmits a web page or a command to the home electric appliance terminal device, an address indicating the destination is required, but this address is separately applied to each home electric appliance terminal device by applying IPv6 or the like. The home gateway device 3 may be provided with a DHCP function, the server device 1 sends a web page or a command to the home gateway device, and the home gateway device 3 sends the local IP address in the home. You may make it deliver this to each household appliance terminal device.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing a communication procedure between the home appliance terminal device and the server device in the home appliance control system. First, the user connects the home electric terminal device to the server device 1 through a web connection button (N
Turn on the ET button (s1). Then, the home appliance terminal device accesses the server device 1 and requests the menu screen which is the top page of the manual information. The server device 1 transmits the menu screen, which is the top page of the manual information corresponding to the home appliance terminal device, in response to the access of the home appliance terminal device (s11).

The home electric terminal receives the menu screen and displays it on the display (s2). When a user operates a selection means such as a cursor key or a trackball to select a desired item (s3), link information (selection information) for the item is transmitted to the server device 1. In response to this, the server device 1 transmits the command linked by this link information to the home electric terminal device (s12).

The home appliance terminal device which receives this command,
Based on this command, the program stored in the program area is executed (s4), and the desired operation is completed (s5).

In addition, after transmitting the requested command, the server device records a log indicating which command was requested by which model (s13). By accumulating these logs, they will be used as materials for future menu screen display and booklet manuals. Specifically, the commands requested for each model are totaled (s14), and the priority order for displaying the menu screen is changed (s15), and this is (printed) output to edit the booklet. It will be used as a reference when doing (s16).

In the above example, the command is transmitted corresponding to the selection information transmitted in s3, but it is possible that a web page (menu screen) is further transmitted corresponding to the selection information. To do.

A specific display example in the above communication will be described for the answering machine 5 with reference to FIG. When the NET button is turned on, a menu screen listing items to be processed is transmitted from the server device 1 (a in the figure). In this figure, the items to be processed are reproduction, recording, deletion, and FAX.
Reception, FAX transmission, speed dial, etc. On the other hand, when the user selects the item of "erase" and returns it to the server device 1, the web page of the menu one level below "erase" is transmitted (FIG. 9B). In addition, in the delete menu, delete the reply message, delete the recorded message ,? It includes items to delete the second message and delete the message recorded by the other party. this house,
Erase recorded message ,? Almost the same commands correspond to the items of deleting the second message and deleting the message recorded by the other party of the phone, but the word of which item is selected by memorizing which item the user selected and logging it. It can be judged whether it is easy for the user to use, and this can be utilized for editing this web page or manual booklet. When the editing of this web page or the editing of the manual booklet is automated, the selection and arrangement of the wording may be determined based on the result of this tabulation.

When the above item is displayed and the user selects "Delete message recorded by the other party of the call" from among these and responds to the server device 1, a web page one level below is sent. (Figure c). This web page is a menu screen that allows you to choose which messages you want to erase from the person you are calling, delete all, select and delete ,? You can select any one of the erased cases. When the user selects "erase all" from these and returns it to the server device 1, the server device 1 sends a command to the answering machine 5 to execute the erase all processing program. After that, the server device 1 transmits to the answering machine 5 a screen with the content "all the messages recorded by the other party of the telephone have been erased" in FIG. Following this message screen, the server device 1 transmits the menu screen again (e in the figure). This menu screen has the same contents as the menu screen shown in FIG. 10A, but the arrangement order of items is changed. That is, by selecting the item of "delete" and controlling the function of the answering machine 5 this time, the priority of "delete" is raised by one, and "play", "delete", "record", ...
-Displayed in the order of.

As described above, the server device 1 edits the menu of the web page according to the reference history of each item by the user. By changing the display according to the user's access, It is easy to use. In addition to changing the display order as described above, changing the display according to the reference history also adds or deletes the items to be listed, raises the items in the lower layer to the upper layer, or increases the items in the upper layer. There are things such as lowering the item in the lower hierarchy.

FIG. 4 is a diagram of a home electric appliance control system showing another embodiment of the present invention. In this figure, the AV amplifier is 2
One connected. Although the server device 1, the Internet 2 and the home gateway device 3 are the same, the devices connected to the home side of the home gateway device 3 are AV amplifier 6 (AV amplifier A), AV
It is an amplifier 8 (AV amplifier B) and a remote control device 7. The remote control device 7 is a device attached to the AV amplifier 6, but can also control the AV amplifier 8.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a communication procedure between the home appliance terminal device (AV amplifier, remote control device) and the server device in the embodiment of FIG. First, the user turns on the Web connection button (NET button) which is a button for connecting the remote control device 7 to the server device 1 (s21). In response to this, the remote control device 7 accesses the server device 1,
In response to this access, the server device 1 transfers the menu screen which is the top page of the manual information of the remote control device 7 (s31). The remote control device 7 receives this menu screen and displays it on the display (s2
2).

The server device 1 accesses the home gateway device 3 that manages the home network to which the remote control device 7 belongs in parallel with the transmission of the menu screen,
In the network, it is searched whether or not there is a device (corresponding main body) corresponding to the remote control device, and if so, how many exist (s32).

When the user selects a desired item with a pointing device such as a cursor key in the remote control device 7, the remote control device 1 transmits link information (selection information) for the item to the server device 1 (s23).
In response to this, the server device 1 transmits a command corresponding to this link information (s33). This command may be transmitted to remote control device 7, or may be transmitted to the main body device that the user is going to operate with remote control device 7, that is, AV amplifier 6 or 8.

The device (AV amplifier or remote control device) receiving this command executes the program stored in the program area based on this command (s2
4) The desired operation is completed (s25). Note that s33
In step S32, if the corresponding AV amplifier 7 cannot be found, an error message is returned.

In addition, after transmitting the requested command, the server device records a log indicating which command was requested by which model (s34). By accumulating these logs, they will be used as materials for future menu screen display and booklet manuals. Specifically, the commands requested for each model are totaled (s35), and the priority order for displaying the menu screen is changed accordingly (s36), and this is (printed) output to edit the booklet. It will be used as a reference when doing (s37).

In the above example, the command is transmitted in response to the selection information transmitted in s23, but it is possible that a web page (menu screen) is further transmitted in response to the selection information. To do.

FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 are diagrams showing display examples of the remote control device 7 in operation. FIG. 6 shows an example of setting the function of the remote control device 7 itself. When the net button is turned on, a menu screen listing the setting items is transmitted from the server device 1 (a in the figure). In this figure, the setting items are remote control macro settings, learning remote control settings, compatible TV manufacturer settings, compatible CD manufacturer settings, compatible VTR manufacturer settings,
Compatible tape deck manufacturer settings, AV amplifier A settings,
Others. The user selects the item "compatible TV maker setting". Then, the menu of the next lower layer linked to the item of "Compatible TV maker setting" is transmitted (b in the figure). This menu is a list of each TV maker.
Select one TV maker and reply. Then, the server device 1 will display the TV of the manufacturer with respect to the remote control device.
Select, that is, send a command to set so that the code for the manufacturer is output when the button for operating the TV is pressed, and the message "The TV command of the remote control is set to XX" is displayed. Send the screen containing (c in the same figure). In this way, the remote control device itself can be set by a command from the server device 1.

FIG. 7 shows an operation example when the remote control device 7 sets the AV amplifier which is a device to which the remote control device 7 is attached. In this operation, the command finally selected is not the remote controller 7 but the corresponding AV command.
Sent to the amplifier.

In the figure, when the net button is turned on, a menu screen listing operation contents is transmitted from the server device (a in the figure). Similar to the example of FIG. 6, the operation contents are remote control macro settings, learning remote control settings, compatible TV maker settings, compatible CD maker settings, compatible VTR maker settings, compatible tape deck maker settings, AV amplifier A settings, and others. . Then, in this example, the user selects the item "setting of AV amplifier A". Then, in response to this, "AV amplifier A settings"
A specific setting menu, which is a web page linked to, is sent (b in the same figure). This menu is for changing the input device, changing the output device, changing the surround mode, and storing the surround mode. When the user selects “store in surround mode”, this link information is transmitted to the server device 1. In response to this, the server device 1 has an AV amplifier 6 to which the remote control device 7 is attached.
A command to store the currently set surround setting in the memory is transmitted to (AV amplifier A).
As a result, the current surround setting is saved in the AV amplifier 6. Then, a screen including a message "The current surround mode is stored in the setting A" is transmitted to the remote control device 7 as shown in FIG. Then, following this message screen, the server device sends a menu screen as shown in FIG.
This menu screen has the same contents as the menu screen shown in FIG. 10A, but the arrangement order of items is displayed in an order according to the frequency of use.

On the other hand, when the setting of the AV amplifier A is selected in the same figure a, if the AV amplifier A is desired to be detected in the home network, the settings of other AV amplifiers searched in the home network are set. Yes (a 'in the same figure). Here, the item “setting of AV amplifier B” is displayed. When the user selects this, b ′ → c ′ is executed in the same procedure as b → c in the figure, and finally the menu screen (d in the figure) is displayed. In this case, the item of the menu screen (d in the figure) that is displayed again may be "Setting of AV amplifier B".

In the above embodiment, the web page downloaded from the server device 1 is a list of the items of the same function operations and settings as the manual of the booklet, but the web page is not limited to this. For example, the program list of the television may be downloaded to the video recording device (or its remote control device), and the user may select one of the programs to reserve the recording of the program. That is, when the program selection information is transmitted to the server device 1, a command (such as a G code) to reserve the recording of the program may be downloaded to the video recording device or the remote control device.

[0048]

As described above, according to the present invention, even if the user does not know how to operate the home electric terminal, the desired operation can be performed while directly operating the home electric terminal without referring to the manual in the booklet. Therefore, it is possible to easily operate multifunctional and highly functional home appliances.

Further, since the server device manages the manual information and sends it to the home electric terminal device via the network, the server device can update the manual information to make it easier for the user to refer to. it can. Further, even when the function of the home appliance terminal device is updated by firmware or the like, the manual information can be updated in accordance with this, and the contents will not be old like the manual in the booklet.

Furthermore, by summarizing the selection information obtained by selecting the manual information by the user, it is possible to determine which item the user frequently uses, which wording is easy to understand, and so on. By editing the manual booklet with the manual, it is possible to create a manual booklet that is easy for users to understand.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a home appliance control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a communication procedure between a home appliance terminal device and a server device in the home appliance control system.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display of an answering machine, which is a home terminal device of the home appliance control system.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a home electric appliance control system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a communication procedure between the home appliance terminal device and the server device in the home appliance control system.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display of a remote control device which is a home appliance terminal device of the home appliance control system.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display of a remote control device which is a home appliance terminal device of the home appliance control system.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Server device, 2 ... Internet, 3 ... Home gateway device, 4 ... Microwave oven (home appliance terminal device), 5 ...
Answering machine (home electronics terminal device), 6 ... AV amplifier A (home electronics terminal device), 7 ... Remote control device (home electronics terminal device), 8
... AV amplifier B (home appliance terminal device)

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A home appliance control system having a home appliance terminal device and a server device connected to each other by a network, the home appliance terminal device including display means for displaying manual information received from the server device and the manual information. A selection means for selecting any of the items to be selected, a communication means for transmitting the selection information of the selected item to the server device, and a control means for controlling the home appliance function based on the command received from the server device. The device is a home electric appliance control system, comprising: a storage unit that stores manual information and a command; and a control unit that returns predetermined manual information or a command to the home electric device terminal according to selection information received from the home electric device terminal. 2. The home electric appliance terminal device is connected to the network via a gateway device for mutually converting the communication procedure of the server device and the communication procedure of the home electric appliance terminal device, and the plurality of home electric appliance terminal devices are connected to the network via the gateway device. The home appliance control system according to claim 1, which is connected. 3. The server device transmits a predetermined command corresponding to the selection information received from a specific home appliance terminal device to a predetermined home appliance terminal device different from the specific home appliance terminal device connected to the same gateway device. The home appliance control system according to claim 2. 4. The server device totalizes the selection information received from the home appliance terminal device, and updates the contents of the manual information thereafter based on the totalized result.
Alternatively, the home appliance control system according to claim 3. 5. The home electric appliance terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. 6. The server device according to claim 1. 7. The manual information received from the server device is displayed, and the selection information of the item selected by the user from the items included in the manual information is transmitted to the server device,
A home appliance control method for receiving a command transmitted by a server device in response to selection information and controlling home appliance functions based on the command information. 8. The first home appliance terminal device displays the manual information received from the server device, and transmits to the server device the selection information of the item selected by the user from the items included in the manual information. The home electric appliance control method according to claim 2, wherein the home electric terminal device of No. 2 receives the command transmitted by the server device corresponding to the selection information and controls the home electric appliance function based on the command information. 9. The server device totalizes the selection information received from the home appliance terminal device, and then updates the content of the manual information to be transmitted to the home electrical terminal device, based on the totalized result. Home appliance control method described in. 10. A manual booklet creation support method for outputting the selection information totaled by the server device according to claim 9, and determining the content and configuration of the manual booklet with reference to the totalized output.