Electronic device for identifying peripheral apparatus and method thereof

• US 10,397,643 B2
• Filed: 11/16/2015
• Issued: 08/27/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Yong-ho, Son, Joon-ho, Seong, Young-ah, Han, Chul-ho, Kim, Han-ki, Cheon, Byeong-geun, Choi, Gi-ppeum
• Primary Examiner(s): Tsai, Henry
• Assistant Examiner(s): Daley, Christopher A.
• Application Number:
  US14/942,283
• Publication Number:
  US 20160142763A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,380 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/6418 Hybrid transport
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0813 characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0853 by actively collecting configuration information or by backing up configuration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4112 having fewer capabilities than the client, e.g. thin client having less processing power or no tuning capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4131 home appliance, e.g. lighting, air conditioning system, metering devices home automation data switching networks exchanging configuration information on appliance services H04L12/2807
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42202 environmental sensors, e.g. for detecting temperature, luminosity, pressure, earthquakes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805

Abstract

A method performed at the electronic device for identifying an electronic device and peripheral apparatuses is provided. The method acquires image data regarding emitters of the peripheral apparatuses, determines emitting colors emitted from the emitters based on the acquired image data, and acquires identification information of the peripheral apparatuses mapped with the emitting colors.

Claims

1. A method performed at an electronic device for identifying peripheral apparatuses, the method comprising:

obtaining image data regarding emitters of the peripheral apparatuses;

identifying colors of lights emitted from the emitters based on the obtained image data;

identifying the peripheral apparatuses based on identification information of the peripheral apparatuses mapped with the identified colors; and

obtaining an adjustment value of output data outputted from at least one of the identified peripheral apparatuses based on a user input on representative information which is corresponding to the at least one of the identified peripheral apparatuses.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining of the image data comprises:

obtaining the image data regarding the emitters of the peripheral apparatuses in response to a user input to photograph the emitters of the peripheral apparatuses.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying the peripheral apparatuses comprises:

obtaining the identification information of the peripheral apparatuses mapped with the identified colors among the peripheral apparatuses in a state in which different colors are mapped respectively regarding the peripheral apparatuses.

4. The method of claim 1,

wherein the identifying of the colors comprises determining blinking patterns of lights emitted from the emitters based on the obtained image data, and

wherein the identifying the peripheral apparatuses comprises obtaining the identification information of the peripheral apparatuses mapped with the colors and with the blinking patterns.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting the obtained adjustment value to at least one of the peripheral apparatuses, a hub that can communicate with the peripheral apparatuses, and a server which shares the obtained adjustment value with a third party.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the representative information representing at least one of the peripheral apparatuses,

wherein the obtaining the adjustment value comprises obtaining the adjustment value of output data outputted from at least one of the peripheral apparatuses based on the user input to move the representative information.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining of the adjustment value comprises obtaining an adjustment value of output data outputted from at least one of the peripheral apparatuses by considering positions of the emitters in the peripheral apparatuses included within the image data.

8. The method of claim 1, prior to the obtaining of the image data, further comprising:

transmitting information regarding at least one from among the colors and blinking patterns to be mapped with the peripheral apparatuses to the peripheral apparatuses or a hub connected to the peripheral apparatuses.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the representative information representing at least one of the peripheral apparatuses; and

transmitting a signal to control the emitters of the peripheral apparatuses to the peripheral apparatuses or to a hub that can communicate with the peripheral apparatuses in response to a user input to select the representative information.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying notice information indicating that the peripheral apparatuses are perceived.

11. The method of claim 5, wherein the adjustment value adjusts at least one of a volume size or a delay time regarding output data outputted from the peripheral apparatuses.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification information of the peripheral apparatuses is at least one among an image, a model name, and an original ID regarding the peripheral apparatuses.

13. An electronic device for identifying peripheral apparatuses, the electronic device comprising:

an image acquirer configured to obtain image data regarding emitters of the peripheral apparatuses; and

at least one processor configured to;

identify peripheral apparatuses based on identification information of the peripheral apparatuses mapped with colors of lights emitted from the emitters based on the image data obtained from the image acquirer, and

obtain an adjustment value of output data outputted from at least one of the identified peripheral apparatuses based on a user input on representative information which is corresponding to the at least one of the identified peripheral apparatuses.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the image acquirer is configured to obtain the image data regarding the emitters of the peripheral apparatuses in response to a user input to photograph the emitters of the peripheral apparatuses.

15. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to obtain the identification information of the peripheral apparatuses mapped with the colors among the peripheral apparatuses in a state in which different colors are mapped respectively regarding the peripheral apparatuses.

16. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to obtain the identification information of the peripheral apparatuses mapped with the colors and with blinking patterns of lights emitted from the emitters based on the obtained image data.

17. The electronic device of claim 13,

wherein the electronic device further comprises:

a communicator configured to transmit the obtained adjustment value to at least one of the peripheral apparatuses,

a hub that can communicate with the peripheral apparatuses, and

a server which shares the obtained adjustment value with a third party.

18. The electronic device of claim 13, further comprising:

a display configured to display the representative information representing at least one of the peripheral apparatuses,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to obtain the adjustment value of output data outputted from at least one of the peripheral apparatuses based on a user input to move the representative information on the display.

19. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to obtain an adjustment value of output data outputted from the peripheral apparatuses by considering positions of the emitters in the peripheral apparatuses included within the image data.

20. The electronic device of claim 13, further comprising:

a communicator configured to transmit information regarding at least one of the colors and blinking patterns to be mapped with the peripheral apparatuses to the peripheral apparatuses or a hub connected to the peripheral apparatuses before obtaining the image data.

21. The electronic device of claim 13, further comprising:

a display configured to display the representative information representing at least one of the peripheral apparatuses; and

a communicator configured to transmit a signal to control the emitters of the peripheral apparatuses to the peripheral apparatuses or to a hub that can communicate with the peripheral apparatuses in response to a user input to select the representative information.

22. The electronic device of claim 13, further comprising:

a display configured to display notice information indicating that the peripheral apparatuses are perceived.

23. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the adjustment value adjusts at least one of a volume size or a delay time regarding the output data outputted from the peripheral apparatuses.

24. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the identification information of the peripheral apparatuses is at least one among an image, a model name and an original identification (ID) regarding the peripheral apparatuses.