Method and apparatus for providing remote user interface services

• US 10,454,701 B2
• Filed: 08/05/2015
• Issued: 10/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Hwa-jung, Jin, Ho, Sohn, Young-chul, Shin, Soo-min, Moon, Min-jeong
• Primary Examiner(s): Bengzon, Greg C
• Application Number:
  US14/819,094
• Publication Number:
  US 20150341762A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,539 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/41 Remote control of gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2814 Exchanging control software or macros for controlling appliance services in a home automation network arrangements for maintenance or administration involving configuration of the network and network elements H04L41/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• 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: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]

Abstract

A method and an apparatus by which a remote user interface (UI) client device provides a remote UI service, the method comprising receiving an event message, which includes a URL for accessing a first UI resource providing a UI notifying the receipt of a message, from a remote UI server device; obtaining the first UI resource from the remote UI server device by using the URL; receiving external inputs of message control commands via the first UI resource; and transmitting the message control command to the remote UI server device.

Claims

1. A mobile device comprising:

a first wireless communication interface;

a second wireless communication interface; and

a processor configured to;

control the first wireless communication interface to receive a message destined for the mobile device from a remote device,

control the second wireless communication interface to transmit message information related to the message destined for the mobile device to a neighboring device connected to the mobile device, the message information being used for displaying the message destined for the mobile device on the neighboring device and including identification information regarding the remote device in order to notify an arrival of the message on the mobile device,

control the second wireless communication interface to receive control information from the neighboring device, based on a reply function for replying to the message selected at the neighboring device based on a user input received through a reply button displayed as a first graphical user interface (GUI) on the neighboring device,

control the second wireless communication interface to transmit a set of text messages stored in the mobile device to the neighboring device, based on receiving the control information indicating that the reply function of the neighboring device has been selected, the set of text messages comprising a plurality of preset phrases, and

based on receiving, from the neighboring device, response information indicating that at least one text message from the set of text messages has been selected while the set of text messages displayed on the neighboring device, control the first wireless communication interface to transmit, to the remote device, a response message based on the response information received related to the at least one text message which has been selected on the neighboring device, as a response to the message destined for the mobile device,

wherein the response information comprises the at least one text message and a control command to transmit the response message to the remote device, and

wherein the processor is further configured to;

control the second wireless communication interface to transmit, to the neighboring device, the response message composed based on at least two preset phrases selected in the set of text messages and confirmed by the user input received through a confirmation button displayed as a second GUI on the neighboring device, based on the response information received from the neighboring device, and

based on a send function for transmitting the response message selected at the neighboring device based on the user input received through a send button displayed as a third GUI on the neighboring device, while the composed response message is displayed on the neighboring device, control the first wireless communication interface to transmit, to the remote device, the composed response message as the response to the message destined for the mobile device,

wherein the at least one text message is one of the at least two preset phrases.

2. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the identification information comprises a phone number.

7. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of preset phrases comprises common phrases different from each other.

3. A communication method of a mobile device, the communication method comprising:

receiving a message destined for the mobile device from a remote device using a first wireless communication interface of the mobile device;

transmitting message information related to the message destined for the mobile device to a neighboring device connected to the mobile device, by using a second wireless communication interface of the mobile device, the message information being used for displaying the message destined for the mobile device on the neighboring device and including identification information regarding the remote device in order to notify an arrival of the message on the mobile device;

receiving, via the second wireless communication interface, control information, from the neighboring device, based on a reply function for replying to the message selected at the neighboring device based on a user input received through a reply button displayed as a first graphical user interface (GUI) on the neighboring device;

transmitting, via the second wireless communication interface, a set of text messages stored in the mobile device to the neighboring device based on the receiving the control information indicating that the reply function of the neighboring device has been selected, the set of text messages comprising a plurality of preset phrases; and

based on receiving, from the neighboring device, response information indicating that at least one text message from the set of text messages has been selected while the set of text messages displayed on the neighboring device, transmitting, to the remote device, a response message based on the response information received related to the at least one text message which has been selected on the neighboring device, as a response to the message destined for the mobile device, via the first wireless communication interface,

wherein the response information comprises the at least one text message and a control command to transmit the response message to the remote device,

wherein the transmitting to the remote device the response message comprises;

transmitting the response message composed based on at least two preset phrases selected in the set of text messages and confirmed by the user input received through a confirmation button displayed as a second GUI on the neighboring device, based on the response information received from the neighboring device, and

based on a send function for transmitting the response message selected at the neighboring device based on the user input received through a send button displayed as a third GUI on the neighboring device, while the composed response message is displayed on the neighboring device, transmitting, to the remote device, the composed response message as the response to the message destined for the mobile device,

wherein the at least one text message is one of the at least two preset phrases.

4. The communication method of claim 3, wherein the identification information comprises a phone number.

5. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having stored thereon instructions which cause a mobile device to perform operations comprising:

receiving a message destined for the mobile device from a remote device using a first wireless communication interface of the mobile device;

transmitting message information related to the message destined for the mobile device to a neighboring device connected to the mobile device, by using a second wireless communication interface of the mobile device, the message information being used for displaying the message destined for the mobile device on the neighboring device and including identification information regarding the remote device in order to notify an arrival of the message on the mobile device;

receiving, via the second wireless communication interface, control information, from the neighboring device, based on a reply function for replying to the message selected at the neighboring device based on a user input received through a reply button displayed as a first graphical user interface (GUI) on the neighboring device;

transmitting, via the second wireless communication interface, a set of text messages stored in the mobile device to the neighboring device, based on the receiving the control information indicating that the reply function of the neighboring device has been selected, the set of text messages comprising a plurality of preset phrases; and

based on receiving, from the neighboring device, response information indicating that at least one text message from the set of text messages has been selected while the set of text messages displayed on the neighboring device, transmitting, to the remote device, a response message based on the response information received related to the at least one text message which has been selected on the neighboring device, as a response to the message destined for the mobile device, via the first wireless communication interface,

wherein the response information comprises the at least one text message and a control command to transmit the response message to the remote device,

wherein the transmitting to the remote device the response message comprises;

transmitting the response message composed based on at least two preset phrases selected in the set of text messages and confirmed by the user input received through a confirmation button displayed as a second GUI on the neighboring device, based on the response information received from the neighboring device, and

based on a send function for transmitting the response message selected at the neighboring device based on the user input received through a send button displayed as a third GUI on the neighboring device, while the composed response message is displayed on the neighboring device, transmitting, to the remote device, the composed response message as the response to the message destined for the mobile device,

wherein the at least one text message is one of the at least two preset phrases.

6. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 5, wherein the identification information comprises a phone number.