Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110307594 | NETWORK SYSTEM - Provided is a network system. | 12-15-2011 |
20120204044 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING NETWORK SYSTEM - Provided is a method of controlling a network system. The method includes recognizing power information and an operation mode of an electric product, and providing an energy-saving operation mode to the electric product or operating the electric product in the energy-saving operation mode for reducing an energy-related value based on the recognized power information and the operation mode of the electric product. | 08-09-2012 |
20120215370 | NETWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided is a network system, which includes an advanced metering infrastructure, a communication device, and an energy management system. The advanced metering infrastructure is configured to measure energy supplied from a power supply source. The communication device is configured to communicate energy information related with the energy. The energy management system recognizes the energy information to control driving of an electric product. The energy management system limits a function of at least one part of power consumption units constituting the electric product, based on whether the recognized energy information is an on-peak time period. Thus, the concentration of power consumptions can be removed, so that a power supplier can effectively manage power consumptions and a consumer can save electricity costs and energy. | 08-23-2012 |
20120215371 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING NETWORK SYSTEM - Provided is a method of controlling a network system. In the method, power information and time information regarding an operation of an electric product is recognized. Then, an energy-saving operation mode is provided to the electric product or the electric product is operated in the energy-saving operation mode for reducing an energy-related value based on the reccognized power information and the time information. | 08-23-2012 |
20130204444 | NETWORK SYSTEM - Provided is a component for a network system, which includes a control part and a power consumer unit. The control part recognizes energy information or additional information except for the energy information. The power consumer unit is controlled to maintain a target value, and is repeatedly turned on or off. An on-period or off-period of the power consumer unit is varied depending on information recognized by the control part. | 08-08-2013 |
20130211612 | NETWORK SYSTEM - A network system is provided. The network system includes: at least one component selected from an energy receiving unit receiving energy and an energy management unit managing the energy receiving unit. The energy receiving unit or the energy management unit receives energy rate related information; an energy usage amount or a usage rate of when the component is controlled on the basis of at least the energy rate related information is less than that of when the component is controlled without the basis of at least energy rate related information; if the energy rate related information is high cost information, a function of one component constituting the energy receiving unit is limited; and an operating time or an output of the energy receiving unit is adjusted in correspondence to the limited function of one component. | 08-15-2013 |
20130221749 | NETWORK SYSTEM - A network system is provided. The network system includes: at least one component of an energy supply unit supplying energy and an energy management unit managing the energy supply unit. An amount of energy used or energy charge of the energy supply unit is adjustable. An amount of energy used or energy charge when the component is controlled on the basis of information related to at least usage charge may be less than that when the component is controlled not on the basis of the information related to at least usage charge. Also, the energy supply unit has a power saving mode to determine a driving method or a driving time of the energy supply unit on the basis of the information related to energy charge. | 08-29-2013 |
20130226361 | COMPONENT FOR NETWORK SYSTEM - A component for a network system is provided. The component includes a communication device, one or more component driving units, and a control unit. The communication device receives energy information. The one or more component driving units receive energy to be driven. The control unit controls an operation of the one or more component driving units on the basis of the information received by the communication device. Different control methods are selected from among a plurality of control methods for saving cost of used energy or an amount of consumed energy, according to a state of the energy information. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227150 | NETWORK SYSTEM - Provided is a network system. The network system includes a first component performing a preset function, the first component having a first device code and a second component exchanging information with the first component to be communicably connected to the first component, the second component having a second device code. When a command for communicable connection is inputted into the first component or the second component, a connection sequence is generated from the component in which the command is inputted to exchange an IP address and the device code of each of the components between one component generating the connection sequence and the other component receiving the connection sequence. | 08-29-2013 |
20130245851 | NETWORK SYSTEM - A network system is provided. The network system includes: at least one component selected from an energy receiving unit receiving energy and an energy management unit managing the energy receiving unit. The energy receiving unit or the energy management unit receives energy rate related information; an energy usage amount or a usage rate of when the component is controlled on the basis of at least the energy rate related information is less than that of when the component is controlled without the basis of at least energy rate related information; if the energy rate related information is high cost information, a function of one component constituting the energy receiving unit is limited; and an operating time or an output of the energy receiving unit is adjusted in correspondence to the limited function of one component. | 09-19-2013 |
20130274937 | COMPONENT FOR NETWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - Provided are a component for network system and a method of controlling the same. The method includes: inputting a driving factor of the component or the other component; and predicting result information when the component or the other component is driven based on the inputted driving factor. | 10-17-2013 |
20130317662 | NETWORK SYSTEM - A network system is provided. The network includes: at least one component selected from an energy receiving unit receiving energy and an energy management unit managing the energy receiving unit. The energy receiving unit or the energy management unit receives energy rate related information; an energy usage amount or a usage rate of when the component is controlled on the basis of at least the energy rate related information is less than that of when the component is controlled without the basis of at least energy rate related information; and if the energy rate related information is high cost information, a function of one component constituting the energy receiving unit is limited and a function of another component constituting the energy receiving unit is performed. | 11-28-2013 |
20130332002 | COMPONENT FOR A NETWORK SYSTEM - Provided is a component for a network system. The component for a network system which is communicable with the other component includes a communication unit for communicating with the other component, an input part for inputting a command related to an operation of the component, and a control part for controlling the operation of the component. The component includes a power saving function in which the component is operable on the basis of energy information. | 12-12-2013 |
20140222168 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMPONENT FOR NETWORK SYSTEM - Provided is a method of controlling a component for a network system. The method of controlling a component for a network system, which is communicable with the other component, includes recognizing energy information or additional information except for the energy information; and providing recommended information related to an operation of the component within a recommended range on the basis of the recognized energy information or the additional information. | 08-07-2014 |