Method and server of configuring scenario mode for smart devices

• US 10,250,712 B2
• Filed: 07/02/2015
• Issued: 04/02/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Inventors: Fu, Qiang, Wang, Yang, Ren, Qiao, Zhao, Ming
• Primary Examiner(s): Chan, Wing F
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ng, Billy H
• Application Number:
  US14/791,238
• Publication Number:
  US 20160127174A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,370 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2809 indicating that an appliance service is present in a home automation network monitoring functionality H04L43/0817; discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services, H04L67/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2829 involving user profiles according to which the execution of a home appliance functionality is automatically triggered
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method and a server for configuring a scenario mode. The method includes: acquiring device information of a plurality of smart device bound to a user account; pushing, according to the device information of the smart devices, at least one predefined scenario mode template to a controlling device bound to the user account; receiving, from the controlling device, scenario mode template selection information indicating a selected scenario mode template; and defining, according to the scenario mode template selection information, a scenario mode corresponding to the selected scenario mode template for the smart devices, wherein the smart devices comprise at least one first smart device and at least one second smart device, and the scenario mode represents an operation mode for controlling actions of the at least one second smart device according to a status parameter collected by the at least one first smart device.

Claims

1. A method for configuring a scenario mode for smart devices, comprising:

acquiring device information of a first smart device and a second smart device bounded to a user account;

pushing, according to the device information of the first and second smart devices, a predefined scenario mode template to a controlling device bound to the user account, wherein the predefined scenario mode template corresponds to a scenario mode which associates at least one startup condition for the first smart device to trigger the scenario mode with at least one task to be performed by the second smart device when the scenario mode is triggered;

receiving, from the controlling device, scenario mode template selection information indicating whether a user selects to enable the predefined scenario mode template;

bounding, when the scenario mode template selection information indicates the predefined scenario mode template is enabled, the scenario mode corresponding to the predefined scenario mode template to the user account and configuring the scenario mode according to the device information of the first and second smart devices; and

performing, by the second smart device, the at least one task of the scenario mode when the at least one startup condition is satisfied;

wherein the scenario mode bounded to the user account is configured with parameters selected from;

user account information, device type information of the first and second smart devices, device ID information of the first and second smart devices, a startup condition parameter for defining conditions of triggering the scenario mode, and a task parameter for defining actions to be performed in the scenario mode;

wherein the predefined scenario mode template comprises;

the device type information of the first smart devices and the second smart devices, the startup condition parameter for defining conditions of triggering the corresponding scenario mode, and the task parameter for defining actions to be performed in the corresponding scenario mode; and

wherein bounding the scenario mode corresponding to the predefined scenario mode template to the user account comprises defining the scenario mode corresponding to the predefined scenario mode template by supplementing the device ID information of the first smart device and the second smart device and the user account information to the predefined scenario mode template.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the startup condition parameter comprises a status parameter collected by the first smart device for triggering the scenario mode;

and

wherein the task parameter comprises a predefined control instruction to be sent to the second smart device when the scenario mode is triggered.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

acquiring the user account information for the user account.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein pushing a predefined scenario mode template comprises:

selecting a scenario mode template matching with the device type information of the smart devices according to the acquired device type information of the first and second smart devices; and

sending the predefined scenario mode template to the controlling device.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

acquiring a status parameter collected by the first smart device;

determining, according to the status parameter, whether to trigger the scenario mode bounded to the user account; and

sending a control instruction to the second smart device for controlling actions of the second smart device, if it is determined to trigger the scenario mode bounded to the user account.

6. A server for configuring a scenario mode for smart devices, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory configured to store instructions executable by the processor,

wherein the processor is configured to perform;

acquiring device information of a first smart device and a second smart device bounded to a user account;

pushing, according to the device information of the first and second smart devices, a predefined scenario mode template to a controlling device bound to the user account, wherein the predefined scenario mode template corresponds to a scenario mode and associates at least one startup condition for the first smart device to trigger the scenario mode with at least one task to be performed by the second smart device when the scenario mode is triggered;

receiving, from the controlling device, scenario mode template selection information indicating whether a user selects to enable the predefined scenario mode template;

bounding, when the scenario mode template selection information indicates the predefined scenario mode template is enabled, the scenario mode corresponding to the predefined scenario mode template to the user account and configuring the scenario mode according to the device information of the first and second smart devices; and

performing, by the second smart device, the at least one task of the scenario mode when the at least one startup condition is satisfied;

wherein the scenario mode bounded to the user account is configured with parameters selected from;

user account information, device type information of the first and second smart devices, device ID information of the first and second smart devices, a startup condition parameter for defining conditions of triggering the scenario mode, and a task parameter for defining actions to be performed in the scenario mode;

wherein the predefined scenario mode template comprises;

the device type information of the first smart devices and the second smart devices, the startup condition parameter for defining conditions of triggering the corresponding scenario mode, and the task parameter for defining actions to be performed in the corresponding scenario mode; and

wherein bounding the scenario mode corresponding to the predefined scenario mode template to the user account comprises defining the scenario mode corresponding to the predefined scenario mode template by supplementing the device ID information of the first smart device and the second smart device and the user account information to the predefined scenario mode template.

7. The server according to claim 6, wherein the startup condition parameter comprises a status parameter collected by the first smart device for triggering the scenario mode;

and

wherein the task parameter comprises a predefined control instruction to be sent to the second smart device when the scenario mode is triggered.

8. The server according to claim 7, wherein the processor is configured to perform:

acquiring the user account information for the user account.

9. The server according to claim 6, wherein pushing a predefined scenario mode template comprises:

selecting a scenario mode template matching with the device type information of the smart devices according to the acquired device type information of the first and second smart devices; and

sending the predefined scenario mode template to the controlling device.

10. The server according to claim 6, wherein the processor is configured to perform:

acquiring a status parameter collected by the first smart device;

determining, according to the status parameter, whether to trigger the scenario mode bounded to the user account; and

sending a control instruction to the second smart device for controlling actions of the second smart device, if it is determined to trigger the scenario mode bounded to the user account.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a server, cause the server to perform a method for configuring a scenario mode for smart devices, the method comprising:

acquiring device information of a first smart device and a second smart device bounded to a user account;

pushing, according to the device information of the first and second smart devices, a predefined scenario mode template to a controlling device bound to the user account, wherein the predefined scenario mode template corresponds to a scenario mode and associates at least one startup condition for the first smart device to trigger the scenario mode with at least one task to be performed by the second smart device when the scenario mode is triggered;

receiving, from the controlling device, scenario mode template selection information indicating whether a user selects to enable the predefined scenario mode template;

bounding, when the scenario mode template selection information indicates the predefined scenario mode template is enabled, the scenario mode corresponding to the predefined scenario mode template to the user account and configuring the scenario mode according to the device information of the first and second smart devices; and

performing, by the second smart device, the at least one task of the scenario mode when the at least one startup condition is satisfied;

wherein the scenario mode bounded to the user account is configured with parameters selected from;

user account information, device type information of the first and second smart devices, device ID information of the first and second smart devices, a startup condition parameter for defining conditions of triggering the scenario mode, and a task parameter for defining actions to be performed in the scenario mode;

wherein the predefined scenario mode template comprises;

the device type information of the first smart devices and the second smart devices, the startup condition parameter for defining conditions of triggering the corresponding scenario mode, and the task parameter for defining actions to be performed in the corresponding scenario mode; and

wherein bounding the scenario mode corresponding to the predefined scenario mode template to the user account comprises defining the scenario mode corresponding to the predefined scenario mode template by supplementing the device ID information of the first smart device and the second smart device and the user account information to the predefined scenario mode template.