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KR101992188B1
KR101992188B1 KR1020110083495A KR20110083495A KR101992188B1 KR 101992188 B1 KR101992188 B1 KR 101992188B1 KR 1020110083495 A KR1020110083495 A KR 1020110083495A KR 20110083495 A KR20110083495 A KR 20110083495A KR 101992188 B1 KR101992188 B1 KR 101992188B1
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Abstract

The present invention relates to an electrical appliance information management system, and in detail, the communication between the electrical appliance and the wireless terminal is implemented so that the user can quickly provide the information and the like, and can remotely manage the electrical appliance. Electrical appliance information management system.
The present invention for achieving this object, the first electrical product is registered a specific user ID and a specific product ID; A second electrical appliance in which a different user ID and a different product ID are registered; The first electrical appliance and the second electrical appliance are communicatively provided to guide information exchange between the first electrical appliance and the second electrical appliance, or are inputted through the first electrical appliance or the second electrical appliance. And a server system for managing information and transmitting the managed information to the first and second electrical appliances.

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Electronic product information management system {An information management system for an electronic appliance}

The present invention relates to an electrical appliance information management system, and in detail, the communication between the electrical appliance and the wireless terminal is implemented so that the user can quickly provide the information and the like, and can remotely manage the electrical appliance. Electrical appliance information management system.

In the case of electrical appliances arranged inside the house, such as a refrigerator, a washing machine, and an air conditioner, it provides convenience to the user while performing a function appropriate to the characteristics of each electrical appliance.

In recent years, the electrical appliances in the house form a so-called 'home network' in which a single network is connected, and through such a home network, the user can remotely control the electrical appliances in the house.

Through this, even when the user is not at home, it is possible to turn on or off the electrical appliances or control the function.

However, the control of the electrical appliance through such a home network has a limitation that can only be limited to the original operation of the electrical appliance.

Recently, according to the trend of smartization of electric appliances inside the house, electric appliances that provide other convenience functions in addition to the original functions of electric appliances have been released, but such electric appliances are not added to the home network but added only by themselves. There is a problem in that there is a limit in creating synergies with other components by providing a functional function.

The present invention provides an electrical appliance information management system that can improve the user's convenience by communicating between a plurality of users using electrical appliances and a server system, and thus transmitting and receiving various types of information or signals. The purpose is.

The present invention for achieving this object, the first electrical product is registered a specific user ID and a specific product ID; A second electrical appliance in which a different user ID and a different product ID are registered; The first electrical appliance and the second electrical appliance are communicatively provided to guide information exchange between the first electrical appliance and the second electrical appliance, or are inputted through the first electrical appliance or the second electrical appliance. And a server system for managing information and transmitting the managed information to the first and second electrical appliances.

According to the present invention, by sharing exercise amount information or calorie information between users, it is possible to motivate the maintenance of health between each member.

On the other hand, through the present invention, it is possible to easily invite and respond to the members who are acquaintances, and it becomes easy to grasp the number of people who responded to the invitation from the inviter's point of view.

In addition, the present invention also has the advantage that it can share useful information, such as recipes generated by a particular user.

1 is a schematic diagram of the present invention.
2 is a control block diagram of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a process of registering user information and electrical appliance information in the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a process of deleting user information and electrical appliance information in the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating the installation of a dedicated application on the wireless terminal in the present invention, and receives the service accordingly.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating communication between various users through electrical appliances.
7 is a flowchart illustrating communication between a server and each user.
8 shows health information of each user displayed on a display unit of a specific electric appliance.
9 is a flowchart of an invitation or information exchange procedure between each user.
10 and 11 illustrate invitation and response screens.
12 illustrates a state in which information generated by a specific user can be shared.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

At the center of the electrical appliance information management system according to the present invention, a server system 1 in which registration information and user information of electrical appliances provided in a home and the like is registered and stored, and a user is provided to communicate with the server system 1. Representative site (2) is provided which can fill in the information and the registration information of the electrical products to provide.

In addition, the server system 1 is provided to be able to communicate with the various elements around.

First, the server system 1 is connected to electrical appliances 100 provided in a home or an office to provide information requested through the electrical appliances 100, or firmware or other operating software toward the electrical appliance 100. Can be provided.

In this case, it is preferable that the electrical appliances 100 communicating with the server system 1 each have a unique device ID.

Meanwhile, when two or more electrical appliances 100 provided to communicate with the server system 1 exist in one place (home or office), the two or more electrical appliances 100 are connected to the server system 1. In addition to communicating with each other to transmit and receive information, each electrical appliance (1) is provided to communicate with each other.

Through this, information generated or managed by one electrical appliance 1 may be transferred to another electrical appliance 100 to share information. Furthermore, information input or generated in one electrical appliance 100 may be displayed on the display unit of the other electrical appliance 1.

On the other hand, the server system 1 is provided to communicate with the wireless terminal 200 owned by the user. The wireless terminal 200 may be configured as a smart phone or a tablet PC capable of internet access, but is not limited thereto.

The wireless terminal 200 also has a unique device ID, such as electrical appliances, and can communicate with the server system 1 by undergoing a mutual authentication procedure with the server system 1, the wireless terminal 200 and the Through communication between the server system 1, it is possible to remote control and remote information management for the electrical appliance 100 provided in a remote place (home, office).

Therefore, information or signals inputted to the wireless terminal 200 or managed by the wireless terminal are transmitted to the electrical appliance 100 provided at a remote location through the server system 1 or via the Internet network, and displayed on the electrical appliance. Or storage.

In addition, information or signals generated or managed by the electrical appliance 100 may be provided to the wireless terminal 200 through the server system 1 or through an internet network.

On the other hand, it is possible to exchange information or signals between the wireless terminal 200 and the server system 1, when there is a request from the wireless terminal 200, or automatically in the server system (1) Firmware or software upgrade or update is possible toward the terminal 200.

In addition to the server system 1 being connected to the electrical appliance or the smart phone, the server system 1 may be connected to the external service provider 300 to provide information, signals, or programs provided by the external service provider 300 to the user.

In other words, the server system is connected to a shopping center, a school, a school, a hospital, and other broadcasting stations to provide a path for providing information provided by these operators to the electrical appliance 100 or the terminal 200 that users are using. (1) can provide.

That is, when there is a request for a service provided by a specific external operator through the electrical appliance 1 certified by the server system 1, the server system 1 externally transmits the information of the user or the electrical appliance information. It is provided to the operator 300, and serves as an intermediary so that necessary information can be delivered to the user.

Through such a service, a user can be provided with shopping, living information, medical information, and the like remotely, and the external provider 300 obtains the user's information by obtaining the user's consent through the server system 1, and The right advertisement or service guide can be provided.

Meanwhile, a specific user U may exchange information or a signal with another user U 'by mediation of the server system.

That is, when a specific user U wants to create or manage predetermined information using an input unit and a display unit of his or her specific electrical appliance 100 and share it with another user U ', the server system 1 By managing this information, it can be provided to the other user (U ').

That is, in the case of providing the information between the users authenticated by the server system 1, by showing the user's exercise information, health information, recipe information, etc. to other users to promote the friendship between several users, or mutual exercise It aims to be able to motivate people to manage their health.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the configuration of the plurality of electrical appliances 100 belonging to one user is shown, the control unit 101, the communication unit 102, the input unit 103, the display unit 104, and the driving unit 105 are described. ), A memory unit 106.

Here, the communication unit 102 serves as an interface for communicating with the communication unit 202 of the server system 1 or other electrical appliances, or the wireless terminal 200.

The input unit 103 is provided in the form of a button or a touch pad so that a user can input predetermined information, and the display unit 104 serves to visualize and display information transmitted from the outside or managed by the user.

The drive unit 105 is a part that performs a natural function according to the characteristics of the electrical appliance. In other words, if the electrical appliance is a refrigerator, a compressor, a cold fan, or the like will be the driving unit, and in the case of a washing machine, the driving motor or the water supply valve will constitute the driving unit.

The memory unit 106 is a place where information managed by a user or externally provided is stored.

The wireless terminal 200 also includes a control unit 201, a communication unit 202, an input unit 203, and a memory unit 206, and the functions thereof are similar to those of the electrical appliance, so that detailed descriptions thereof are duplicated. I will omit it to prevent it.

On the other hand, the server system 1 is connected to the external operator server 310, can exchange information, and provide it to the user's electrical appliance (10).

In addition, in the case of a service that requires payment, such as shopping, the server system 1 is also provided to communicate with an external payment agency 320 to serve to facilitate the progress of the service.

On the other hand, the server system (1) is connected to a number of users at the same time, to provide information exchange between them. In the figure, a plurality of users are represented as User 1 (U1), User 2 (U2), User 3 (U3), and the like, and each user is a different user through the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200. Information exchange with is possible.

That is, the components of the electrical appliance 100 provided by each user or the components of the wireless terminal 200 are the components of the above-described electrical appliances (control unit 101, communication unit 102, input unit 103, display unit) (104), drive unit 105, memory unit 106) or components of the wireless terminal 200 (control unit 201, communication unit 202, input unit 203, display unit 204, memory unit 206) Same or similar to)).

In the server system 1, a device ID and characteristic information (eg, product type, model information, etc.) of a corresponding electric product may be registered together with the user ID.

The device ID may be generated regardless of product characteristic information such as product type or model information, but product characteristic information may be coded together.

Thus, the server system 1 may be made to recognize the type or model information of the corresponding product with only the device ID.

The user may request and receive a service through the electrical appliance 100 for the electrical appliance 100 registered in the server system 1.

For example, if a desired service is selected and input through the display window of the refrigerator, the refrigerator may communicate with the server system 1 to request the corresponding service.

In order to make the service request of the user more convenient, and to expand the management service item of the electric appliance 100, it may be necessary to enable the service request through means other than the electric appliance.

When the server system 1 is accessed through the electrical appliance 100, the server system 1 specifies a service target according to the access through the unique account of the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200. It can be built, but if not through the electrical appliance 100 it may be necessary to determine how to specify the electrical appliance 100 to be serviced.

For example, the user may access the representative site 2 and request a service while inputting the device ID of the electrical appliance 100 to be serviced.

However, in this case, it is inconvenient for the user to remember all of the device IDs of the electrical appliances 100 owned by the user.

The representative site 2 may be made to solve such inconvenience. A user may register with the representative site 2 as a member and receive an ID and password.

The user may log in to the representative site 2 and register all of the electric products 100 owned by the user.

Electrical appliances 100 registered in the representative site may be registered with the corresponding user ID in the server system (1).

This may be done by automatically transmitting the information to the server system 1 at the representative site 2.

In addition, the registration of the electrical appliance 100 in the server system 1 may be performed through an activation procedure which will be described later.

In any case, when a user is issued an ID, the ID may be registered and managed in the server system 1 together with the electric product 100 of the user.

The service received from the user through the representative site 2 can be performed by the operator giving the server system 1 an instruction for the corresponding management service.

 Alternatively, the representative site 2 may be connected to the server system 1 through an open API, and in this case, the user may directly request a management system to the server system 1 through the representative site 2.

The server system 1 is provided with a server side protocol for a management service, and the server side protocol performs the requested management service in conjunction with the client side management protocol of the product.

The OMA DM protocol may be used as a protocol for performing the above management service between the server system 1 and the electrical appliance 100.

Of course, a solution other than OMA DM may be used. In this embodiment, the OMA DM protocol is used, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The management service may include the following management contents.

Bootstrap: In order for the DM (device management) client of the electronic appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200 to perform a management session for the first time, authentication information with a DM (device management) server, which will be described later, and a network for network connection Configuration information is required, and the process for this is called Bootstrap.

Provisioning (Provisioning): The electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200 performing the management session for the first time is registered with the DM (device management) server through the bootstrap, the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200 In order to provide a service, the configuration of the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200 is updated to the latest.

The process for this is called provisioning.

Configuration Management: Management of setting up, inquiring and changing information related to electric appliance 100 or wireless terminal 200 or setting, inquiring and changing service related information is called device configuration management. .

Control Management: Refers to a management operation for controlling the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200.

User Alert (DM) The DM server sends an Alert signal to a DM (Device Management) client so that the user can be notified of the management task or approved through the screen of the terminal. In other words, improved management is possible through interaction with users.

Diagnostic and Monitoring: Degradation or failure may occur while a user uses the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200.

It is necessary to be aware of this condition in advance and to provide users with a stable environment for using the product through appropriate actions. This task is called Diagnostic and Monitoring Management.

Firmware Update Management (Firmware Uptate Management): If a problem occurs on the device or a change in function occurs after the device is sold by the manufacturer, there is a case where the firmware is updated.

Software Component Management: Software management that installs, updates, and deletes software components on a terminal is called software management.

Backup and Restore Management: Backup and Restore Management is a management task to back up / restore the data of the terminal to the DM server.

On the other hand, the server system 1 may be distributed in various places in a location. For example, the server system 1 may be installed in the Republic of Korea and the server system 2 may be installed in the United States.

In addition, the server system 1 may be divided into a plurality of servers according to the role.

Servers constituting the server system are as follows. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

<DM Server>

The role of the DM server 11 is to issue a terminal management command to the DM client of the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200. The DM client is a component that specifically performs functions related to product management among the functions of the communication units 102 and 202 of the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200.

That is, it provides a management function to remotely handle firmware update (modem firmware / OS) management work, software management work, diagnostic management work, etc. through management commands.

 The DM server 11 may include a session management area, a security management area, a DM protocol process area, a SyncML protocol engine area, and the like. .

<DL Server>

The DL server 12 transmits a file to the DL client of the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200.

That is, the DL client delivers the information of the file to be transmitted through the DD (Download Descriptor), thereby providing a function of accurately downloading the file.

Here, the DL client is a component that specifically performs a function related to downloading among the functions of the communication units 102 and 202 of the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200.

The downloaded file includes a firmware update package and a software management package. The DL server may include a session management area, a package management area, a download area, and the like.

<ONM Server or User Portal>

The role of the ONM server 13 interfaces with the DM server 11 or DL server 12 and the legacy server 14 to be described later, and the business logic is implemented.

The operator can issue a management command or query management information through the management web page of the ONM server 13.

The user portal provides some functions of the ONM server 13 to the general user.

At this time, it is implemented through the open API of the DM server 11. The user can make a management service request to the DM server through the user portal.

Legacy Server

The legacy legacy server 14 to which the ONM server 13 is interworked includes a server that receives information of the electrical appliance 100 or a wireless terminal 200 and a server that receives user information.

That is, the user information or information of the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200 is transmitted to the ONM server 13 to provide information for implementing business logic.

<Notification Server>

The notification server 15 transmits the notification message of the DM server 11 to the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200.

The notification server 15 may include a session generation area, a schedule management area, and the like.

If the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200 exists in a private network, a connection manager specially configured on the server side for maintaining a connection with the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200 ( Connection Manager) may be required.

The electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200 may automatically request a TCP connection after booting, and the connection manager maintains the requested TCP connection. The DM server 11 delivers a notification message through this.

The notification server 15 is provided to communicate with the user's wireless terminal 200 or the electrical appliance 100, information on the electrical appliance 100 (store management information, shopping wish list, product purchase completion information, payment information) ) Changes, it notifies the user.

<Open API>

An application of a wireless terminal such as a smartphone can remotely manage the terminals through an open API provided by a DM server.

Meanwhile, the server system 1 may include a database server 16.

The database server 16 may include a user information database in which personal information of a user having an ID by registering on the representative site is stored.

The user information database may store user's personal information (name, address, telephone number, etc.), and on the other hand, information (amount owned, product type) about electric products owned by the user may also be stored. .

Hereinafter, the contents and procedures of the management service will be described.

3 illustrates membership and activation of the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200.

As described above, the user may be given an ID and a password while accessing the representative site 2 and signing up for membership.

The activation of the electrical appliance may be referred to as a procedure for registering the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200 of the user in the server system.

The display unit of the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200 may pop up a window for inputting a user ID, a password, etc., and the user may perform an activation procedure through the screen.

When the user inputs his ID and password on the screen and inputs a command for activation, the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200 displays the user ID, password, device ID, and product characteristic information. Will be sent).

In this case, the input user ID and password may be stored in the memory unit of the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200.

Thus, it can be used to authenticate a user through the user ID and password.

The device ID may be previously input to the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200, or may be automatically generated in the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200 when the activation procedure is performed.

Alternatively, the device ID may be automatically generated when the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200 is purchased and turned on for the first time.

Characteristic information of the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200 may include their model information, product code, manufacturing date, production product number and the like.

In addition, in the activation procedure, the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200 may transmit the password, the service URL, and the ID and the password of the server together.

Information, except for the user ID and password, of the information transmitted to the user site 2 in the activation procedure may be automatically generated or pre-input in the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200.

When the above-mentioned information is received at the user site from the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200 through the activation procedure, the user site 2 registers the corresponding electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200 with the user ID. .

Thus, in the user site 2, the electric appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200 used by the user for each user ID is registered.

Thereafter, the user site 2 transmits the user ID and password, the device ID, the product characteristic information, and the like to the server system 1. At this time, the ID and password of the server may be transmitted together.

The server system 1 first authenticates the transmitted information. Thus, if authentication passes, the user ID and password, device ID, product characteristic information, and the like are registered in the server system 1. In this case, the device password may also be transmitted.

This activation procedure can be performed regardless of the place as long as the communication environment for accessing the server system 1 and the user site 2 is provided. For example, an activation procedure may be performed instead at the place of purchase.

The user may request a service from the display unit of the corresponding electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200 to receive the service.

For example, after popping up a screen of a desired service on a display unit of the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200, a user ID and password may be input and a service request may be performed.

In this case, the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200 may transmit a user ID, a password, and a device ID together with information related to the service request.

The user can also request a desired service through the user site 2. The user site 2 may be provided with a web page for requesting a management service, and the user may request a desired management service from the web page.

When a service is requested from a user, the user site 2 may transmit information on the service request to the server system 1. In this case, the user ID, password, and device ID may be transmitted together.

In addition, the user can call a customer call center to request a service. The customer call center may be designed to receive managed services through the ARS system.

On the other hand, the user may perform a procedure for canceling or abolishing the registered his or her electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200.

On the screen of the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200, a pop-up screen for canceling or abolishing the registration, entering a user ID and password, and then entering a registration cancellation or abolition command, the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal. 200 connects to the representative site 2 or the server system 1 and transmits information on the cancellation or revocation of the registration.

Then, the representative site 2 or the server system 1 will cancel or abolish the registration of the electrical appliance 100 or the wireless terminal 200 accordingly.

In addition, the user can withdraw from the member at the representative site (2), if the membership withdrawal, all registered electrical products 100 or wireless terminal 200 belonging to the user is canceled or abolished.

4 illustrates a procedure for requesting the user to delete his / her user ID and password through the terminal.

Enter the ID and password to be deleted on the display screen of the electronic device 100 or the wireless terminal 200 and transmit the representative site (2) or server system (1) is the information of the member and the electrical appliance 100 or wireless belonging to the member The procedure of canceling or abolishing all registrations of the terminals 200 may be performed.

On the other hand, the service request can also be made through the wireless terminal 1 such as a smartphone. Figure 5 (a) illustrates the appearance of downloading a smartphone application for the management service.

When the user reads the QR code attached to the electrical product using the smart phone 200, the mobile web is displayed on the screen of the smart phone 200. When an app (application) installation button is pressed among predetermined selection buttons displayed on the mobile web, the screen changes to a screen related to app installation.

And, if you press the install button, the app is installed on the smartphone (200).

Here, the app (application) becomes an interface that can be connected to the server system 1, through which the user can remotely manage electrical appliances using a smart phone.

 FIG. 5 (b) illustrates a request for service through a smartphone 200, a customer call center, and an electrical appliance (the figure shows a washing machine and a refrigerator as electrical appliances).

When the service request is made through the electrical appliance 100, the user may request a service by inputting a user ID and a password by using an input unit displayed on the display unit of the electrical appliance 100 (in the case of ①).

When the service request is made through the electrical appliance 100, the server system 200 performs the necessary service (information provision, failure diagnosis) for the electrical appliance 100 (in the case of ③), and the corresponding electrical appliance ( 100 transmits the service result toward the server system (in case of ④).

When the service request is made through the smart phone 200, the user may start a management service application installed in the smart phone 200 and then request a service for an electric product while inputting a user ID and password (in case of ②). .

The smartphone 200 may transmit the information on the service request to the server system 1 for the service request, and may transmit the user ID, the password, and the device ID together.

The server system 1 performs a necessary service (information provision, failure diagnosis) for the electrical appliance 100 (in the case of ③), and the electrical appliance 100 receives the service result in the direction of the server system 1. Transmit (if ⑤).

Hereinafter, in the electrical appliance information management system shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, information between the electrical appliance 100 used by one user and the electrical appliance 100 used by another user may be used as information via the server system 1. An embodiment of exchanging signals will be described.

As a prerequisite for information exchange between each user and the electrical appliance 100 and the server system 1, an authentication procedure between the server system 1 and the electrical appliance 100 is required.

When the authentication is connected to the server system 1 from the electrical appliance 100, the server system 1 side requests the authentication of the electrical appliance 100, and the user operates the input unit of the electrical appliance 100 It may be performed by inputting information (user ID and password, other authentication number) required for authentication.

In the present invention, the electrical appliance 100 is remotely controlled by the information or signal input through the input unit of the wireless terminal 200, or the state information of the electrical appliance 100 is displayed on the display unit of the wireless terminal 200. Can be displayed.

As shown in FIG. 6, each household is provided with various electrical appliances 100, and each electrical appliance 100 includes a control unit 101, a driving unit 105, an input unit 103, a display unit 104, and a communication unit. 102 is provided.

 Each home may be connected by the server system 1 to form a community, and information may be exchanged or shared through the electrical appliance 100 in each home.

When a user with a specific user ID inputs exercise amount information or calorie consumption information through the input unit 103 of the first electrical appliance 100 using the network, the information is stored through the server system 1. It may be delivered to the second electrical appliance 100 and displayed on the display unit 104 of the second electrical appliance 100.

Meanwhile, a user having a specific user ID inputs exercise amount information or calorie consumption information through the input unit 103 of the first electrical appliance 100, and a user having a different user ID of the second electrical appliance 100 When inputting the exercise amount information or calorie consumption information through the input unit 103, the information is stored in the server system 1 and integrated management so that all the users on the display unit 104 of the first and second electrical appliances 100 The amount of exercise information or calorie information may be displayed.

This embodiment will be described in detail.

As shown in Fig. 7, when there are a plurality of users, they may register each other as friends on the network or form a community.

That is, in a state where user 1 U1 and user 2 U2 are mutually authenticated through the server system 1, user 1 U1 is connected to the user system U2 through a network to which the server system 1 is connected. You can apply for a friend.

User 2 (U2) can then authenticate the friend request and register User 1 as a (U1) friend.

On the other hand, user 1 (U1) and user 2 (U2) can join the health or athletic community managed by the server system 1, the server system 1 and the user 1, 2 (U1, U2) are respectively Become a member of the community through subscriber authentication / registration.

As a member of the community as described above, when the user 1,2 (U1, U2) performs the exercise or health program performed in the community together, they can compete with each other by sharing their exercise history or calorie information.

In this case, when the user 1,2 (U1, U2) inputs an exercise history or calorie consumption history and transmits it to the server system 1, the exercise history or calorie consumption of each member in the community managed by the server system 1 is transmitted. History information can be sent to all members.

As such, the exercise history of each member constituting the community may be displayed on the display unit 104 of the electrical appliance of each member as shown in FIG. 8 (a), and the calorie consumption of each member is also displayed on the display unit 104 of the electrical appliance. It may be displayed as 8 (b).

Meanwhile, in the present invention, when a user having a specific user ID invites or calls a user having another user ID through the input unit 103 of the first electrical appliance 100 and waits for a response thereto, the invitation or call signal And the response signal may be transmitted to the first electrical appliance 100 or the second electrical appliance 100 through the server system 1.

That is, as shown in FIG. 9 (a), when there are users 1 and 2 (U1 and U2) joining one community or establishing a friend relationship, user 1 U1 is connected to the server system 1. Participants can be selected using the network to which they belong, and an invitation can be sent to the selected members.

The user 2 (U2) who received the invitation may notify whether or not he / she attends in a reply form, and the result of attendance reaching the user 1 (U1) through the server system 1 is collected and the user's (U1) electrical product is collected. The number of people scheduled to attend is displayed on the display unit 104.

As shown in FIG. 10 (a), the user 1 U1 may select a party invite person using the display unit and the input unit of the electrical appliance 100, for example, a refrigerator, and transmit the party invitee to the corresponding person.

In such a case, as shown in FIG. 10 (b), an invitation is displayed on the display unit 104 of the electric appliance 100 owned by the user who received the invitation, and the user may indicate whether or not to attend.

Then, as shown in FIG. 11, the number of people scheduled to attend the display unit 104 of the electrical appliance 100 of the user 1 is displayed through the communication network to which the server system 1 belongs.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, when a user with a specific user ID uploads predetermined information through the input unit 103 of the first electrical appliance 100 and requests for sharing, the information is stored in the server system 1 and the user. The display unit 104 of the second electrical appliance 100 may be shared and displayed with a user having a different user ID.

That is, as shown in Figs. 9 (b) and 12, the user 1 inputs a recipe he has made using the display unit 104 and the input unit 103 of his / her electronic product 100, and the server system. You can apply for sharing.

The requested recipe is uploaded to the bulletin board of the community managed by the server system 1 or delivered to other users for download.

In this case, when the user 2 applies for a shared recipe download, the shared recipe is transmitted to the electrical appliance 100 of the user 2 and displayed on the display unit 104 of the electrical appliance 100.

1: server system 2: representative site
100: electrical appliance 101: control unit
102: communication unit 103: input unit
104: display unit 105: drive unit
106: memory unit 200: wireless terminal

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A first electrical appliance to which a specific user ID and a specific product ID are registered;
A second electrical appliance in which a different user ID and a different product ID are registered;
Communicate with the first electrical appliance and the second electrical appliance to guide information exchange between the first electrical appliance and the second electrical appliance, or at least one of the first electrical appliance and the second electrical appliance A server system for managing information input through the system and transmitting the managed information to the first and second electrical appliances;
When a user with the specific user ID requests a friend to the user having the other user ID through the server system and the user with the other user ID accepts the request, or the user provides the specific user ID to the community provided by the server system. The first and second electric appliances to share the managed information between different users of the first electrical appliance and the second electrical appliance, when the user having the user and the user having the other user ID have subscribed. Electrical product information management system, characterized in that for transmitting to all products. The method of claim 1,
The first electrical appliance and the second electrical appliance include an input unit for inputting a predetermined command, a display unit for displaying predetermined information, a communication unit for communicating with the server system, the input unit, the display unit, and the Electrical product information management system comprising a control unit for controlling the communication unit. The method of claim 1,
The server system is installed in a place different from the place where the users are located,
Electrical information management system, characterized in that for managing the internal information of the community to which the user subscribed, or the information exchange state between the user The method of claim 2,
When a user with a specific user ID inputs exercise amount information or calorie consumption information through the input unit of the first electrical appliance, the information is transferred to the second electrical appliance through the server system to display the display unit of the second electrical appliance. Electrical appliance information management system, characterized in that displayed on. The method of claim 2,
A user with a specific user ID inputs exercise amount information or calorie consumption information through the input unit of the first electrical appliance,
When a user having a different user ID inputs exercise amount information or calorie consumption information through the input unit of the second electric appliance,
The information is stored in the server system and integrated management, electrical product information management system, characterized in that the display of the first and second electrical product, the exercise amount information or calorie information of all users. The method of claim 2,
When a user with a specific user ID invites or calls a user with a different user ID through the input unit of the first electrical appliance and waits for a response thereto,
The invitation or call signal and the response signal are transmitted to the first electrical appliance or the second electrical appliance through the server system. The method of claim 6,
If you receive a response to the invitation from the person with the other user ID,
The controller of the first electrical appliance analyzes the response signal and controls the display of the first electrical appliance to display attendees, non-participants, and attendees on the display of the first electrical appliance. The method of claim 2,
When a user with a specific user ID uploads predetermined information through the input unit of the first electrical appliance and applies for sharing,
And the information is shared and displayed with a user having a different user ID through the display unit of the server system and the second electrical appliance. The method of claim 8,
When a user with a specific user ID uploads the recipe information created by the user through the input unit of the first electrical appliance and requests for sharing,
And the recipe information is shared and displayed with a user having a different user ID through the display unit of the server system and the second electrical appliance.
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