Method and system for sharing device capabilities of universal plug and play (UPNP) devices with a service network entity

• US 10,257,696 B2
• Filed: 05/09/2012
• Issued: 04/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Patil, Mayuresh Madhukar, Pattan, Basavaraj Jayawant, Jeedigunta, Venkateswar
• Primary Examiner(s): Lazaro, David R
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ye, Zi
• Application Number:
  US14/116,956
• Publication Number:
  US 20140094160A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,526 Days
• Field of Search: 709228, 709217, 709219, 379 9315, 370465, 726 1
• 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 12/2834 Switching of information between an external network and a home network access arrangements H04L12/2856
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2535 adapted for voice communication over an Internet Protocol [IP] network Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network equipment and services H04M7/006; implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP] H04L69/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/06 including a wireless LAN interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/24 Transfer of terminal data

Abstract

Methods and apparatus are provided for sharing device capabilities of Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) devices with a service provider entity. Device capabilities of one or more UPnP devices in a UPnP home network environment are obtained. The device capabilities are aggregated. The aggregated device capabilities are mapped in a user agent profile. The user agent profile including the device capabilities is communicated to the service provider entity so that the service provider entity delivers telephony services to the one or more UPnP devices according to respective device capabilities.

Claims

1. A method for sharing device capabilities of devices connected with a telephony server in a home network with a service provider entity, the method comprising the steps of:

acquiring, by the telephony server, the device capabilities of the devices;

updating, by the telephony server, a phone data model including parameters for phone management by using a call management service (CMS) action, wherein the phone data model includes one or more elements, each of the elements includes one or more sub elements, and each of the sub elements may include further sub elements;

associating, by the telephony server, the acquired device capabilities with the parameters in the phone data model to generate an updated phone data model, the phone data model including features of the telephony server; and

transmitting, by the telephony server, the updated phone data model and the features of the telephony server, to the service provider entity providing a telephony service, which is delivered, by the service provider entity, to a telephony user via at least one of the devices based on respective device capabilities,

wherein the devices include one or more telephony devices connected to the telephony server and one or more non-telephony devices connected to the telephony server, and

wherein the device capabilities include display capability of the devices and camera capability of the devices.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the phone data model indicates that the phone data model comprises the device capabilities of the devices connected to the telephony server.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the device capabilities comprise at least one of hardware capabilities, interface capabilities, connectivity capabilities, and software capabilities.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

dynamically updating the device capabilities of the devices stored in the phone data model.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined protocol is universal plug and play (UPnP).

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the phone data model indicates that the phone data model comprises the device capabilities of the devices connected to the telephony server.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the parameters are managed by the telephony server by profiling the CMS.

8. An apparatus in a telephony server for sharing device capabilities of devices connected with a telephony server in a home network with a service provider entity, the apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured for;

acquiring the device capabilities of the devices;

updating, by the telephony server, a phone data model including parameters for phone management by using a call management service (CMS) action, wherein the phone data model includes one or more elements, each of the elements includes one or more sub elements, and each of the sub elements may include further sub elements;

associating the acquired device capabilities with the parameters in the phone data model to generate an updated phone data model, the phone data model including features of the telephony server; and

transmitting the updated phone data model and the features of the telephony server, to the service provider entity providing a telephony service, which is delivered, by the service provider entity, to a telephony user via at least one of the devices based on respective device capabilities,

wherein the devices include one or more telephony devices connected to the telephony server and one or more non-telephony devices connected to the telephony server, and wherein the device capabilities include display capability of the devices and camera capability of the devices.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the device capabilities comprise at least one of hardware capabilities, interface capabilities, connectivity capabilities, and software capabilities.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured for dynamically updating the device capabilities of the devices stored in the phone data model.

11. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the predetermined protocol is universal plug and play (UPnP).

12. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the phone data model indicates that the phone data model comprises the device capabilities of the devices connected to a telephony server.