Patent ID: 6859669
Filing Date: 2005-02-22
Classification: G05B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus controlling activation of a home automation system which controls a plurality of electric home appliances through a power line, comprising: an activator receiving an activation instruction for a first electric home appliance of the plurality of electric home appliances from a user, and activating the first electric home appliance via the power line after at least one other electric home appliance of the electric home appliances is activated via the power line and a lapse of a predetermined delay time, preventing the plurality of electric home appliances from being simultaneously activated, wherein when the activation instruction for the first electric home appliance is received, the activator confirms whether a previous activation instruction remains in standby for execution for the other electric home appliance, extends a delay time of the other electric home appliance if the previous activation instruction remains in standby for execution, and activates the first electric home appliance after the lapse of the extended delay time.