Control apparatus for controlling an operation of at least one electronic device

Abstract

According to the present invention, a device for controlling an operation of at least one electric device including a user interface unit having a conversation display window in which a conversation with the at least one electric device is displayed, a conversation input window configured to receive a character for controlling the operation of the at least one electric device, an icon selection window in which an icon corresponding to the at least one electric device is displayed, and a chatting screen on which a send button for transmitting the character received by the conversation input window is arranged, and a control unit configured to collectively control the operation of the at least one electric device based on a batch control instruction received by the conversation input window.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A control device, comprising:
 a communicator configured to communicate with at least one electric device;   a controller configured to control activation of a quick panel window to display notification information in response to a change in an operation state of the at least one electric device; and   a display configured to display the quick panel window in response to a control instruction of the controller.   
     
     
         2 . The control device of  claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the display to display information corresponding to at least one of an update, error, and management period of the at least one electric device in the quick panel window. 
     
     
         3 . The control device of  claim 1 , wherein the quick panel window is displayed on a part of a screen of the display. 
     
     
         4 . The control device of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 a touch panel integrally provided on the display,   wherein the controller receives a touch signal of the touch panel as user input, and when the received touch signal is a signal for touching the notification information in the quick panel window, controls the display to display detailed information corresponding to the notification information on entire part of the screen.   
     
     
         5 . The control device of  claim 1 , wherein, when the received touch signal is a signal for touching the notification information in the quick panel window, the controller access one of a chatting screen for inputting and displaying a conversation with the at least one electric device, a control screen for controlling the at least one electric device, and a service screen for receiving a service for the at least one electric device. 
     
     
         6 . The control device of  claim 1 , wherein the controller determines whether the operation state of the at least one electrical device is changed while an application for controlling the at least one electrical device is not executed. 
     
     
         7 . The control device of  claim 1 , wherein the controller controls to display notification information about an update, error, and management period of the at least one electric device in the quick panel window while an application for controlling the at least one electrical device is not executed. 
     
     
         8 . The control device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an input configured to receive user input,   wherein the controller controls transmission of a signal corresponding to an operation command for the at least one electric device based on the user input received by the input.