Patent ID: 8854204

Claim:
A home appliance, comprising: a first sound output device; a second sound output device; a controller configured to generate a data signal including any one of status information or operating information, a first control signal for controlling an output of the first sound output device, and a second control signal for controlling an output of the second sound output device; a data signal processor that processes outputs the data signal via a common data transfer line, from which both the first and second sound output device receive the data signal; a first sound output device drive that controls the first sound output device to output a first sound representative of the status information, upon receipt of the first control signal, wherein the first sound is input to a portable terminal which is connected to a mobile communication network; and a second sound output device drive that controls the second sound output device to output a second sound representative of the operating information to notify a user of the output of the first sound, upon receipt of the second control signal.