Electronic device and gateway for network service, and operation method therefor

• US 10,091,020 B2
• Filed: 10/13/2015
• Issued: 10/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Han, Sang-Bum, Cho, Eun-Young, Lee, Woo-Kwang
• Primary Examiner(s): Choi, David
• Application Number:
  US14/881,912
• Publication Number:
  US 20160105331A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,085 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2823 Reporting information sensed by appliance or service execution status of appliance services in a home automation network device-related reporting H04L43/065; arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2832 Interconnection of the control functionalities between home networks single bridge functionality H04L12/4625
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0817 by checking functioning

Abstract

A method of operating an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying a space drawing visualizing an indoor space and at least one icon related to an execution instruction to be transmitted to a network device, recognizing that an icon selected among the displayed at least one icon is overlapped on an image of the network device included in the space drawing, and transmitting the execution instruction corresponding to the selected icon, to the network device.

Claims

1. A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying a space drawing visualizing an indoor space and at least one icon related to at least one message to be transmitted to at least one of a plurality of network devices located within the indoor space;

transmitting a request signal for position information of at least one user who is located within the indoor space, to a gateway located within the indoor space;

receiving the position information of the at least one user from the gateway;

displaying the received position information of the at least one user on the space drawing;

recognizing that an icon selected among the displayed at least one icon is overlapped on an image corresponding to a first network device, that is closest to a recipient of the at least one message to be transmitted, among the plurality of network devices comprised in the space drawing; and

transmitting the at least one message corresponding to the selected icon to the first network device such that the at least one message is outputted through the first network device that is closest to the recipient.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the at least one icon comprises:

displaying a message input window;

receiving a message through the message input window;

iconizing the received message; and

displaying at least one icon corresponding to the received message in a list.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the recognizing an overlapping of the selected icon among the displayed at least one icon and the image of the first network device comprised in the space drawing comprises:

detecting a selection of at least one icon among the displayed at least one icon; and

detecting a release of the selected icon on the image of the first network device displayed on the space drawing.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the space drawing visualizing the indoor space comprises:

transmitting a request signal for power consumption information of the plurality of network devices, to the gateway located within the indoor space;

receiving the power consumption information of the plurality of network devices from the gateway; and

displaying the received power consumption information on the space drawing.

5. A method of operating a gateway, the method comprising:

receiving space information displaying an image of a plurality of network devices on a space drawing visualizing an indoor space, from an electronic device;

storing the space information;

receiving a request signal for position information of at least one user who is located within the indoor space from the electronic device;

searching the position information of the at least one user;

transmitting the position information of the at least one user to the electronic device; and

in response to receiving a message for displaying on a first network device, that is closest to a recipient of the at least one message to be transmitted, among the plurality of network devices from the electronic device, transmitting the message to the first network device by using the stored space information such that the message is outputted through the first network device that is closest to the recipient.

6. The method of claim 5,

wherein the searching of the position information of the at least one user comprises searching the position information of the at least one user using a sensing signal of a sensing device located within the indoor space, and

wherein the sensing signal comprising at least one of a signal related to a user motion, an image signal, a beacon signal, a Bluetooth signal, and an ultrasonic signal.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

in response to receiving a request signal for power consumption information of the plurality of network devices from the electronic device, collecting the power consumption information from the plurality of network devices; and

in response to receiving a power saving mode enable instruction for a second network device from the electronic device, transmitting the power saving mode enable instruction to the second network device.

8. An electronic device comprising:

a display;

a communication interface; and

a processor controlling the display and the communication interface,

wherein the processor is configured to;

display a space drawing visualizing an indoor space and at least one icon related to at least one message to be transmitted to at least one of a plurality of network devices located within the indoor space,

transmit a request signal for position information of at least one user who is located within the indoor space, to a gateway located within the indoor space through the communication interface,

receive the position information of the at least one user from the gateway,

display the received position information of the at least one user on the space drawing through the display,

recognize that an icon selected among the displayed at least one icon is overlapped on an image corresponding to a first network device, that is closest to a recipient of the at least one message to be transmitted, among the plurality of network devices comprised in the space drawing, and

transmit the at least one message corresponding to the selected icon, to the first network device through the communication interface such that the at least one message is outputted through the first network device that is closest to the recipient.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:

display a message input window,

receive a message through the message input window,

iconize the received message, and

display this in a list of the displayed icon.

10. The device of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:

detect that one icon is selected among the displayed at least one icon, and

detect that the selection of the icon is released on the image of the first network device displayed on the space drawing, thereby recognizing that the selected icon is overlapped on the image of the first network device.

11. The device of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:

transmit a request signal for power consumption information of the plurality of network devices, to the gateway located within the indoor space through the communication interface,

receive the power consumption information of the plurality of network devices from the gateway, and

display the received power consumption information on the space drawing through the display.

12. A gateway comprising:

a communication interface;

a memory; and

a processor controlling the communication interface and the memory,

wherein the processor is configured to;

receive space information displaying an image of a plurality of network devices on a space drawing visualizing an indoor space, from an electronic device through the communication interface,

store the space information,

receive a request signal for position information of at least one user who is located within the indoor space from the electronic device through the communication interface,

search the position information of the at least one user,

transmit the position information of the at least one user to the electronic device, and

in response to receiving a message for displaying on a first network device, that is closest to a recipient of the at least one message to be transmitted, among the plurality of network devices from the electronic device, transmit the message to the first network device by using the stored space information such that the message is outputted through the first network device that is closest to the recipient.

13. The device of claim 12,

wherein the processor is further configured to search the position information of the at least one user using a sensing signal of a sensing device located within the indoor space, and

wherein the sensing signal comprising at least one of a signal related to a user motion, an image signal, a beacon signal, a Bluetooth signal, and an ultrasonic signal.

14. The device of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to:

in response to receiving a request signal for power consumption information of the plurality of network devices from the electronic device through the communication interface, collect the power consumption information from the plurality of network devices, and

in response to receiving a power saving mode enable instruction for a second network device from the electronic device, transmit the power saving mode enable instruction to the second network device.