BATHROOM TELEVISION HAVING COMMUNICATION FUNCTION

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a television set that is installed in a bathroom function as an information terminal which utilizes an internet line. SOLUTION: A bathroom television 1 and an external server 9 perform intercommunication through an internet line 4. A sending and receiving part 14 of the...

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Main Authors OKAMOTO KIKUO, SUZUKI KIWAMU, YAMAGUCHI TATSUO, KAWAGUCHI TAKEAKI, OBAYASHI NAOKI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 23.04.1999
Edition6
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
ELECTRICITY
PHYSICS
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
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Summary:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a television set that is installed in a bathroom function as an information terminal which utilizes an internet line. SOLUTION: A bathroom television 1 and an external server 9 perform intercommunication through an internet line 4. A sending and receiving part 14 of the bathroom television is connected to a bath appliance 5. Service information from the server 9 side is notified to a notifying means 15 via a transmission/receiving part 11. A user of the appliance 5 inputs information from an external inputting means 7, sends it to the server 9 side, and notifies a result of intercommunication to the means 15. He downloads the latest program stored in the server 9 according to a download command of the means 7 and stores it in memory 12. An appliance controlling part 13 operates and controls the appliance 5 by using the updated version program that has been downloaded. When the server 9 side takes in information on the side of the appliance 5 and determines abnormality, the means 15 rings an alarm and sends a helping staff.
Bibliography:Application Number: JP19970282968