Electronic communication device

• US 10,334,024 B2
• Filed: 05/20/2016
• Issued: 06/25/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Julia, Luc, Mazars, Gilles, Dubreuil, Jerome Laurent
• Primary Examiner(s): Bui, Jonathan A
• Application Number:
  US15/161,094
• Publication Number:
  US 20170208118A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,131 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services

Abstract

An electronic device includes: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: transmit a request, from a first module to a first external cloud, to receive data regarding a first electronic device in communication with the first external cloud; receive the data regarding the first electronic device from the first external cloud; store, in the memory, the data regarding the first electronic device as part of a representation of the first electronic device; receive data regarding a second electronic device from a second external cloud; and transmit a signal to the first external cloud in response to receiving the data regarding the second electronic device for controlling an operation of the first electronic device.

Claims

1. An electronic device for improving functionality of, and exchange of data between, electronic devices that are connected to a network, the electronic device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

transmit a request, from a software embodiment of a first cloud connector module to a first external cloud, to receive data regarding a first electronic device in communication with the first external cloud;

receive the data regarding the first electronic device from the first external cloud;

store, in the memory, the data regarding the first electronic device as part of a representation of the first electronic device;

use the data regarding the first electronic device stored in the memory to instantiate an internal device structure serving as a representation for a corresponding electronic device for each of the electronic devices that are connected to the network;

receive data regarding a second electronic device from a second external cloud via a software embodiment of a second cloud connector; and

transmit a signal to the first external cloud in response to receiving the data regarding the second electronic device for controlling an operation of the first electronic device.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to transmit a signal to authenticate the first cloud connector module for permission to access information stored on the first external cloud.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first cloud connector module is unique to the first external cloud.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to transmit a request from the first cloud connector module to the first external cloud to subscribe to notifications from the first external cloud regarding data received from the first electronic device.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to receive a notification from the first external cloud that the first external cloud has received the data regarding the first electronic device.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the data regarding the second electronic device comprises an instruction to transmit a signal to the first electronic device for controlling the operation of the first electronic device.

7. An electronic communication system for improving functionality of, and exchange of data between, electronic devices that are connected to a network, the electronic communication system comprising:

a server comprising a processor and a memory having data corresponding to a first electronic device stored in the memory;

a software embodiment of a first cloud connector module configured to interact with an application program interface (API) of a first external cloud system; and

a software embodiment of a second cloud connector module configured to interact with an API of a second external cloud system,

wherein the electronic communication system is configured to instantiate an internal device structure serving as a representation for a corresponding electronic device for each of the electronic devices that are connected to the network, and

wherein the server is configured to facilitate transmission of a signal to the first external cloud system in response to receiving the data regarding a second electronic device connected to the second external cloud system for controlling an operation of a first electronic device connected to the first external cloud system.

8. The electronic communication system of claim 7, wherein the data corresponding to the first electronic device comprises unique identification information corresponding to the first electronic device.

9. The electronic communication system of claim 7, wherein the server is configured to receive information regarding the first electronic device by way of the first cloud connector module.

10. The electronic communication system of claim 7, wherein the server is configured to receive information regarding a second electronic device by way of the second cloud connector module.

11. The electronic communication system of claim 10, wherein the information regarding the second electronic device comprises an instruction for controlling an operation of the first electronic device.

12. The electronic communication system of claim 11, wherein the server is configured to transmit a signal to the first external cloud system for controlling the operation of the first electronic device in response to receiving the information regarding the second electronic device.

13. A method of managing electronic communications for improving functionality of, and exchange of data between, electronic devices that are connected to a network, the method comprising:

transmitting, by a processor, a request, from a software embodiment of a first cloud connector module to a first external cloud, to receive data regarding a first electronic device in communication with the first external cloud;

receiving, by the processor, the data regarding the first electronic device from the first external cloud by way of the first cloud connector module;

storing, by the processor, in a memory, the data regarding the first electronic device as part of a representation of the first electronic devices;

using the data regarding the first electronic device stored in the memory to instantiate an internal device structure serving as a representation for a corresponding electronic device for each of the electronic devices that are connected to the network;

receiving, by the processor, data regarding a second electronic device from a second external cloud by way of a software embodiment of a second cloud connector module; and

transmitting, by the processor, a signal to the first external cloud in response to receiving the data regarding the second electronic device for controlling an operation of the first electronic device.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising transmitting, by the processor, a signal to authenticate the first cloud connector module for permission to access information stored on the first external cloud.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the first cloud connector module is unique to the first external cloud.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the second cloud connector module is unique to the second external cloud.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising transmitting, by the processor, a request from the first cloud connector module to the first external cloud to subscribe to notifications from the first external cloud regarding data received from the first electronic device.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising receiving, by the processor, a notification from the first external cloud that the first external cloud has received the data regarding the first electronic device.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein the data regarding he second electronic device comprises an instruction to transmit a signal to the first electronic device for controlling the operation of the first electronic device.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein the first cloud connector module and the second cloud connector module are unique to the first external cloud and the second external cloud, respectively.