System and methods for device to device control

• US 10,116,602 B2
• Filed: 08/19/2015
• Issued: 10/30/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qingdao Hisense Electronics Co., Ltd. (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Jamdeo Canada Ltd., Hisense International Company Limited (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation Company Limited), Hisense USA Corporation (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation Company Limited), Qingdao Hisense Electronics Co., Ltd. (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation Company Limited)
• Inventors: Sirpal, Sanjiv, Selim, Mohammed, De Paz, Alexander, Soto, Salvador, Grysenko, Sergii
• Primary Examiner(s): Zand, Davoud A
• Application Number:
  US14/829,955
• Publication Number:
  US 20160234064A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,168 Days
• Field of Search: 709201, 709202, 709203, 709204, 709205, 709206, 709220
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• 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: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1415 with means for detecting differences between the image stored in the host and the images displayed on the displays
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/005 Adapting incoming signals to the display format of the display terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2807 Exchanging configuration information on appliance services in a home automation network arrangements for maintenance or administration involving network analysis for automatically determining the actual topology of a network H04L41/12; hardware or software tools for network management using graphical user interfaces H04L41/22; address allocation H04L61/50
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 : User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42653 : for processing graphics
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4402 : involving reformatting operations of video signals for household redistribution, storage or real-time display details of conversion of video standards at pixel level H04N7/01; video transcoding H04N19/40; adapting incoming signals to the display format of the display terminal G09G5/005; media handling at the source in data packet switching networks H04L65/764
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44227 : Monitoring of local network, e.g. connection or bandwidth variations; Detecting new devices in the local network configuring of peripheral devices in general G06F9/4411; monitoring connectivity in data switched networks H04L43/0811
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4516 : involving client characteristics, e.g. Set-Top-Box type, software version or amount of memory available
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/458 : Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating operations, e.g. for OS modules ; time-related management operations arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast or during the distribution H04H20/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4826 : using recommendation lists, e.g. of programs or channels sorted out according to their score
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 : for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 : involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, electronic devices and applications for device to device control by way of an application layer protocol. In one embodiment, device to device control includes establishing a connection with a second device, the second device identified by an application, determining one or more capabilities of the second device based on a capability matching of the application, wherein determining is based on an application profile for the second device and capabilities output by the second device and controlling operation based on one or more matched capabilities.

Claims

1. A method for device to device control, the method comprising:

executing, by a device, an application configured to provide the device connection and interoperability with at least one other device associated with the application;

establishing, by the device, a connection with a second device, wherein the second device is identified to the device by the application;

determining, by the device, one or more capabilities of the second device based on a capability matching of the application, wherein determining is based on an application profile for the second device and capabilities output by the second device; and

controlling, by the device, an operation based on one or more matched capabilities, wherein a command is exchanged relative the device and second device by way of communication protocols established by the application.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the application operates on a platform executed by the device, the application configured to provide control and command relative to one or more other devices and to interoperate with one or more platforms of the one or more other devices.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein establishing includes a discovery of the second device by the first device, reciting profile data for the second device by way of the application and receiving capabilities of the second device by way of the application.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more capabilities of the second device are at least one of a function performed by the second device, information detected by the second device and communication configuration for the second device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the operation based on one or more capabilities includes transmission of a command by the device to the second device to request information detected by the second device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the operation based on one or more capabilities includes controlling the first device operation based on data received from the second device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein controlling is based on the application formatting commands from the first device with plugins for the control of the second device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the device and second device share resources based on the connection.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein controlling includes modifying, by the device, operation based on information and data received from the second device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein controlling includes transmitting data detected by the device to the second device.

11. A device comprising:

a controller configured to

execute an application configured to provide the device connection and interoperability with at least one other device associated with the application;

establish a connection with a second device, wherein the second device is identified to the device by the application;

determine one or more capabilities of the second device based on a capability matching of the application, wherein determining is based on an application profile for the second device and capabilities output by the second device; and

control an operation based on one or more matched capabilities, wherein a command is exchanged relative the device and second device by way of communication protocols established by the application.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the application operates on a platform executed by the device, the application configured to provide control and command relative to one or more other devices and to interoperate with one or more platforms of the one or more other devices.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein establishing includes a discovery of the second device by the first device, reciting profile data for the second device by way of the application and receiving capabilities of the second device by way of the application.

14. The device of claim 11, wherein the one or more capabilities of the second device are at least one of a function performed by the second device, information detected by the second device and communication configuration for the second device.

15. The device of claim 11, wherein the operation based on one or more capabilities includes transmission of a command by the device to the second device to request information detected by the second device.

16. The device of claim 11, wherein the operation based on one or more capabilities includes controlling the first device operation based on data received from the second device.

17. The device of claim 11, wherein controlling is based on the application formatting commands from the first device with plugins for the control of the second device.

18. The device of claim 11, wherein the device and second device share resources based on the connection.

19. The device of claim 11, wherein controlling includes modifying, by the device, operation based on information and data received from the second device.

20. The device of claim 11, wherein controlling includes transmitting data detected by the device to the second device.