Audio/visual (av) device control method using personal information and av device using the same

Abstract

An AV device control method and an AV device using the same. After receiving personal information gathered by an external device, an AV device is automatically controlled according to a user's personal information. Accordingly, the AV device can be customized to operate for an individual user.

1 . An audio visual (AV) device control method, comprising:
 downloading one or more sound files from an external source and storing the downloaded one or more sound files in the AV device;   establishing an interface between the AV device and an external device;   automatically receiving a user schedule from the external device, the user schedule including one or more events;   selecting one of the one or more downloaded sound files;   with the AV device, associating the selected sound file with one or more of the events; and   automatically outputting the selected sound file as sound at times corresponding to start times of the one or more events associated with the selected sound file.   
     
     
         2 . An AV device, comprising:
 an interface to communicatively connect to an external device and to download one or more sound files from an external source;   a memory to store the downloaded one or more sound files;   a controller to receive a user schedule from the external device, the user schedule including one or more events, to select one of the one or more downloaded files, and to associate the selected sound file with one or more of the events; and   an audio output part to output the selected sound file as sound at times corresponding to start times of the one or more events associated with the selected sound file.