Global Patent Index - EP 1183581 A2

EP 1183581 A2 20020306 - INTERNET-BASED HOME MANAGEMENT

Title (en)

INTERNET-BASED HOME MANAGEMENT

Title (de)

INTERNET BASIERTE HAUSVERWALTUNG

Title (fr)

GESTION A DOMICILE PAR INTERNET

Publication

EP 1183581 A2 20020306 (EN)

Application

EP 00918303 A 20000324

Priority

  • US 0007731 W 20000324
  • US 12597399 P 19990324
  • US 53525800 A 20000323

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0057259A2] A system, computer-implemented method, and computer program product for providing home management services over the Internet. The method includes receiving a request from a customer to perform an evaluation of a group of items, such as home appliances; collecting local information that describes conditions for a geographic area associated with the customer; evaluating the group of items based on the local information to produce a result; and providing the result to the customer. The local information can include climate information and energy cost information, and can be received from a local information provider such as a utility company. The evaluation can include operating information describing an environment in which the customer intends the item to operate.

IPC 1-7

G06F 1/00

IPC 8 full level

G06Q 30/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06Q 30/06 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0057259A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE DK FI FR GB SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0057259 A2 20000928; WO 0057259 A8 20011108; AU 3913600 A 20001009; EP 1183581 A2 20020306

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0007731 W 20000324; AU 3913600 A 20000324; EP 00918303 A 20000324