Patent ID: 7032018

Claim:
A home appliance networking system comprising: a network management device that controls transmission and reception of data over an internal network of a home networking system; at least one active home appliance that transmits and receives data to/from said internal network, and sends a home appliance control command over said internal network; and at least one passive home appliance that transmits and receives data to/from said internal network, said passive home appliance being controlled according to said control command sent from said active home appliance; said active home appliance and said network management device storing information regarding said passive home appliance, wherein said active home appliance comprises a product controller that controls an entire operation of said active home appliance to perform original functions of said active home appliance, a communication unit that enables said active home appliance to transmit and receive data to/from said internal network, and a memory that receives and stores an address assigned by said network management device.