Patent ID: 7219243
Filing Date: 2007-05-15
Classification: G05B

Abstract:
1. A home network system with a standby power saving function, comprising: at least one home appliance including a controller for analyzing data received over a network line and generating and outputting a home appliance control signal in accordance with the analyzed result, a low voltage transformer (LVT) for supplying a drive voltage to said controller, and power control means for controlling the supply of the drive voltage from said LVT to said controller according to whether said home appliance is in operation; and a home server for transmitting and receiving data to/from said home appliance over said network line, wherein said power control means includes: an LVT relay turned on/off for supplying or blocking an external voltage from a main power line to said LVT according to whether said home appliance is in operation, said LVT relay being disposed directly between the main power line and the LVT; and power supply means connected between said LVT and said controller for supplying said drive voltage from said LVT or a charged voltage to said controller, said power supply means being disposed directly between the LVT and the controller.