Method and system for registering control devices in server

• US 10,389,816 B2
• Filed: 12/22/2014
• Issued: 08/20/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Hong, Jinyoung, Kong, Dongkeon, Kim, Sehoon, Bae, Eunhui
• Primary Examiner(s): Khan, Atta
• Application Number:
  US14/578,686
• Publication Number:
  US 20150188762A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,702 Days
• Field of Search: 709208
• 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 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 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network

Abstract

A method and a system for registering control devices are provided. A 1st control device, registered in a server, for registering a 2nd control device in the server, includes a communication unit configured to transmit and receive data to and from the server or other devices, an input unit configured to sense a user'"'"'s input, and a controller configured to control the communication unit to request a shared account, used by the 1st or 2nd control device to log in the server, to receive the shared account from the server, to receive a registration request from the 2nd control device, to request, when a 1st user'"'"'s input for approving the registration request is sensed, the server to register the 2nd control device, and to transmit, when a notice of completion for registration of the 2nd control device is received from the server, the shared account to the 2nd control device.

Claims

1. A method for registering a 2nd control device in a server by a 1st control device registered in the server, the method comprising:

receiving, by the 1st control device from the 2nd control device, a registration request for requesting a registration of the 2nd control device in the server;

displaying, by the 1st control device, a window for selecting whether to approve the registration request upon receiving the registration request from the 2nd control device;

determining, by the 1st control device, whether a signal including information indicating approval of a registration of the 2nd control device is received via a user interface;

transmitting, by the 1st control device to the server, a registration request message to register the 2nd control device in the server if the signal is received;

receiving, by the 1st control device from the server, a notice of completion for registration of the 2nd control device in the server;

transmitting, by the 1st control device, a shared account request, used by the 1st control device or the 2nd control device to log in the server, to the server;

receiving, by the 1st control device, the shared account from the server; and

transmitting, by the 1st control device, a shared account to the 2nd control device upon receiving the notice,

wherein the signal comprises information indicating at least one smart device that can be controlled by the 2nd control device and a condition for controlling each of the at least one smart device by the 2nd control device, and

wherein the condition includes information regarding a location where the 1st control device or the 2nd control device is located.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the shared account is not displayed on the 1st control device or the 2nd control device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the condition further includes time information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the signal including information indicating acceptance of a registration of the 2nd control device is received through at least one of soft keys and hard keys that are preset in the 1st control device.

5. A 1st control device, registered in a server, for registering a 2nd control device in the server, the 1st control device comprising:

a display unit;

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive data to and from the server or other devices; and

at least one processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to control the transceiver to;

receive, from the 2nd control device, a registration request for requesting a registration of the 2nd control device in the server,

controls the display unit to display a window for selecting whether to approve the registration request upon receiving the registration request from the 2nd control device,

determine whether a signal including information indicating approval of a registration of the 2nd control device is received via a user interface,

control the transceiver to transmit, to the server, a registration request message to register the 2nd control device in the server if the signal is received,

control the transceiver to receive, from the server, a notice of completion for registration of the 2nd control device in the server,

control the transceiver to transmit a shared account request, used by the 1st control device or the 2nd control device to log in the server, to the server,

control the transceiver to receive, by the 1st control device, the shared account from the server, and

control the transceiver to transmit a shared account to the 2nd control device upon receiving the notice,

wherein the signal comprises information indicating at least one smart device that can be controlled by the 2nd control device and a condition for controlling each of the at least one smart device by the 2nd control device, and

wherein the condition includes information regarding a location where the 1st control device or the 2nd control device is located.

6. The 1st control device of claim 5, wherein the shared account is not displayed on the 1st control device or the 2nd control device.

7. The 1st control device of claim 5, wherein the condition further includes time information.

8. The 1st control device of claim 5, wherein the signal including information indicating acceptance of a registration of the 2nd control device is received through selecting at least one of soft keys and hard keys that are preset in the 1st control device.

9. A method for registering a 2nd control device in a server, the method comprising:

transmitting, by the 2nd control device to a 1st control device, a registration request for requesting a registration of the 2nd control device in the server;

receiving, by the 2nd control device, a shared account from the 1st control device if a signal including information indicating approval of a registration of the 2nd control device is received via a user interface by the 1st control device, wherein the shared account is transmitted from the server to the 1st control device;

transmitting, by the 2nd control device, a request for logging in with the shared account to the server; and

receiving, by the 2nd control device from the server, a notification message indicating completion of the logging in with the shared account,

wherein the 1st control device is registered in the server and the 2nd control device is registered in the server by the 1st control device transmitting a registration request message to register the 2nd control device in the server,

wherein the shared account is not displayed on the 1st control device or the 2nd control device,

wherein the notification message comprises information indicating at least one smart device that can be controlled by the 2nd control device and a condition for controlling each of the at least one smart device by the 2nd control device, and

wherein the condition includes information regarding a location where the 1st control device or the 2nd control device is located.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the condition further includes time information.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

storing, by the 2nd control device, the shared account transmitted from the 1st control device;

receiving, by the 2nd control device, a request for transmission of the shared account from a 3rd control device; and

transmitting, by the 2nd control device, the shared account to the 3rd control device.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the transmitting the request for registering the 2nd control device comprises:

receiving, by the 2nd control device, a signal requesting the registering the 2nd control device through at least one of soft keys and hard keys that are preset in the 2nd control device; and

transmitting, by the 2nd control device to the 1st control device, the request for registering the 2nd control device to the server.

13. A 2nd control device comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive data to and from a server or other devices; and

at least one processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to;

control the transceiver to transmit, to a 1st control device, a registration request for requesting a registration of the 2nd control device in the server,

control the transceiver to receive a shared account from the 1st control device if a signal including information indicating approval of a registration of the 2nd control device is received via a user interface by the 1st control device,

control the transceiver to transmit a request for logging in with the shared account to the server, and

control the transceiver to receive a notification message indicating completion of the logging in with the shared account from the server,

wherein the 1st control device is registered in the server and the 2nd control device is registered in the server by the 1st control device transmitting a registration request message to register the 2nd control device in the server,

wherein the shared account is transmitted from the server to the 1st control device,

wherein the shared account is not displayed on the 1st or 2nd control device,

wherein the notification message comprises information indicating at least one smart device that can be controlled by the 2nd control device and a condition for controlling each of the at least one smart device by the 2nd control device, and

wherein the condition includes information regarding a location where the 1st control device or the 2nd control device is located.

14. The 2nd control device of claim 13, wherein the condition further includes time information.

15. The 2nd control device of claim 13, further comprising:

a memory coupled with the at least one processor and configured to store data,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to;

control the memory to store the shared account transmitted from the 1st control device; and

control the transceiver to receive a request for transmission of the shared account from a 3rd control device, and transmit the shared account to the 3rd control device.

16. The 2nd control device of claim 13, wherein:

the at least one processor controls the transceiver to receive a signal requesting the registering the 2nd control device through at least one of soft keys and hard keys that are preset in the 2nd control device.