Patent ID: 9369515
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: G06Q,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A communication method using a communication device and an appliance control device, the communication method comprising: performing, using the communication device, generating image data of an item on which a first electric appliance performed processing, obtaining first setting information of the first electric appliance which indicates the processing performed on the item, converting the obtained first setting information into reference setting information that is setting information in a general format, generating combined data by adding the converted reference setting information to the generated image data, and transmitting the generated combined data to a storage server; and performing, using the appliance control device, obtaining, from the storage server, the combined data, the combined data including the reference setting information and the image data of the item on which the first electric appliance performed processing; separating the reference setting information from the obtained combined data; converting the reference setting information into second setting information in a format executable by, among a plurality of electrical appliances previously designated by a user, a second electric appliance capable of performing the processing indicated in the obtained first setting information, and transmitting the converted second setting information to the second electric appliance.