Method and apparatus for managing device using at least one sensor

• US 10,154,427 B2
• Filed: 12/05/2016
• Issued: 12/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Min, Hyunsuk, Kim, Jieun, Lim, Yunjae, Lee, Changseok, Choi, Sangsun, Kang, Jaeeun, Koh, Junho, Ryu, Jongyoub, Lim, Yonghyun
• Primary Examiner(s): PEREZ, JULIO R
• Application Number:
  US15/368,870
• Publication Number:
  US 20170164224A1
• Time in Patent Office: 736 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.

A method of managing an electronic device is provided, which includes determining a management target device, selecting at least one measurement device based on the determined management target device, transmitting an operation command to the management target device, receiving measurement information from the at least one measurement device, and determining a state of the management target device based on the received measurement information.

Claims

1. A method by an electronic device, comprising:

determining a target device;

selecting at least two different sensing devices for measuring an environment in which the target device operates, in order to identify a state of the target device;

transmitting an operation command to the target device and controlling at least one other device for setting the environment for measuring the state of the target device;

receiving measurement information from the at least two sensing devices, the measurement information being generated by measuring the environment when the target device operates based on the received operation command; and

identifying the state of the target device based on the measurement information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying the state of the target device further comprises determining, if two or more target devices are selected, a priority of the target devices based on characteristics of the target devices, and

determining the state of each of the target devices based on the priority.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the selecting further comprises transmitting another operation command to the at least two sensing devices.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling the at least one other device comprises:

determining whether to operate the least one other device; and

controlling the at least one other device, if the electronic device determines to operate the at least one other device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the target device comprises determining the target device if an event occurs, and

wherein the event includes a user not being located in a predetermined space.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a weight value corresponding to each of the at least two sensing devices is applied to the measurement information.

7. An electronic device, the electronic device comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller configured to;

determine a target device,

select at least two different sensing devices for measuring an environment in which the target device operates, in order to identify a state of the target device,

transmit an operation command to the target device, and control at least one other device for setting the environment for measuring the state of the target device,

receive measurement information from the at least two sensing devices, the measurement information being generated by measuring the environment when the target device operates based on the received operation command, and

identify the state of the target device based on the measurement information.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the controller is configured to:

determine, if two or more target devices are selected, a priority of the target devices based on characteristics of the target devices, and

determine the states of each of the target devices based on the priority.

9. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the controller is configured to transmit another operation command to the at least two sensing devices.

10. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the controller is configured to:

determine whether to operate the at least one other device, and

control the at least one other device, if the electronic device determines to operate the at least one other device.

11. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the controller is configured to determine the target device if an event occurs, and

wherein the event includes a user not being located in a predetermined space.

12. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein a weight value corresponding to each of the at least two sensing devices is applied to the measurement information.