Method and apparatus for executing an application automatically according to the approach of wireless device

• US 10,582,505 B2
• Filed: 08/24/2015
• Issued: 03/03/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Sung-Min, Han, Se-Hee, Yook, Hyun-gyoo, Oh, Seung-Jae
• Primary Examiner(s): Skripnikov, Alex
• Application Number:
  US14/833,742
• Publication Number:
  US 20150365933A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,653 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2816 Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station; in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2827 Reporting to a device within the home network; wherein the reception of the information reported automatically triggers the execution of a home appliance functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/04 for providing a confidential data exchange among entities communicating through data packet networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/06 for supporting key management in a packet data network cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key management H04L9/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32797 Systems adapted to communicate over more than one channel, e.g. via ISDN changing transmission mode according to type of channel H04N2201/33364; multichannel or multilink communication protocols H04L69/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/04 Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/50 Secure pairing of devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/006 with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/51 based on terminal or device properties
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

A home system is provided. In a method of executing an application, information for executing the application is received from a device when accessing of the device is sensed, and the application is executed based on the received information. Accordingly, when a user merely brings a wireless guest device near to or in contact with an access point or a wired home device, it is possible to allow the wireless guest device to simultaneously automatically set an optimum security environment for a wireless network and execute an application that the user desires.

Claims

1. A printer apparatus, comprising:

a first interface configured to;

transmit, in response to detecting a presence of a mobile device, access information comprising identification information or Media Access Control (MAC) address to the mobile device via a first communication channel which is a short distance wireless communication channel, and

transmit application information for executing an application to the mobile device via the first communication channel, the application to be executed at the mobile device;

a second interface configured to;

establish a second communication channel with the mobile device based on the access information,

receive control information from the mobile device via the second communication channel, the control information being generated at the mobile device, and

receive content to be printed from the mobile device via the second communication channel; and

a controller configured to control to print the content based on the control information,

wherein the first communication channel and the second communication channel correspond to two different communication standards, and

wherein the application information comprises a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

2. The printer apparatus of claim 1, wherein the printer apparatus processes a printing operation based on the control information.

3. The printer apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first communication channel is established by one of Infrared in Data Association (IrDA), Near Field Communication (NFC), Bluetooth, Smart Card and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), and

wherein the second communication channel is used in a wireless LAN network which is compatible with IEEE 802.11 standard.

4. The printer apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first communication channel supports unidirectional communication.

5. The printer apparatus of claim 1, wherein the identification information comprises Service Set Identity (SSID).

6. The printer apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second communication channel is established automatically based on the access information provided via the first communication channel.

7. The printer apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is a guest wireless device that is not pre-registered with a network corresponding to the second communication channel,

wherein the first communication channel is established by one of Infrared in Data Association (IrDA), Near Field Communication (NFC), Bluetooth, Smart Card and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), and

wherein the second communication channel is established automatically based on the access information provided via the first communication channel.

8. A method of printing content by a printer apparatus, the method comprising:

providing access information comprising identification information or Media Access Control (MAC) address via a first communication channel which is a short distance wireless communication channel, in response to detecting a presence of a mobile device;

transmitting application information for executing an application to the mobile device via the first communication channel, the application to be executed at the mobile device;

establishing a second communication channel with the mobile device based on the access information;

receiving control information from the mobile device via the second communication channel, the control information being generated at the mobile device;

receiving content to be printed from the mobile device via the second communication channel; and

printing the content based on the control information,

wherein the first communication channel and the second communication channel correspond to two different communication standards, and

wherein the application information comprises a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the printer apparatus processes printing operation based on the control information,

wherein the first communication channel is established by one of Infrared in Data Association (IrDA), Near Field Communication (NFC), Bluetooth, Smart Card and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), and

wherein the second communication channel is used in a wireless LAN network which is compatible with IEEE 802.11 standard.

10. A mobile device, comprising:

a controller configured to;

execute an application using application information for executing the application, and

generate control information based on execution of the application;

a first interface configured to;

obtain access information comprising identification information or Media Access Control (MAC) address from a printer apparatus via a first communication channel which is a short distance wireless communication channel, when the mobile device detect the printer apparatus, and

receive the application information from the printer apparatus via the first communication channel; and

a second interface configured to;

establish a second communication channel with the printer apparatus based on the access information,

transmit the control information to the printer apparatus via the second communication channel, and

transmit content to be printed to the printer apparatus via the second communication channel,

wherein a communication standard of the first communication channel is different from a communication standard of the second communication channel, and

wherein the application information comprises a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

11. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the identification information comprises Service Set Identity (SSID).

12. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the first communication channel is established by one of Infrared in Data Association (IrDA), Near Field Communication (NFC), Bluetooth, Smart Card and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), and

wherein the second communication channel is established automatically based on the access information provided via the first communication channel.

13. A method performed by a mobile device, the method comprising:

executing an application using application information;

generating control information based on execution of the application;

obtaining access information comprising identification information or Media Access Control (MAC) address from a printer apparatus via a first communication channel which is a short distance wireless communication channel, when the mobile device detect the printer apparatus;

receiving the application information for executing the application from the printer apparatus via the first communication channel;

establishing a second communication channel with the printer apparatus based on the access information;

transmitting the control information to the printer apparatus via the second communication channel; and

transmitting, to the printer apparatus, content to be printed via the second communication channel,

wherein a communication standard of the first communication channel is different from a communication standard of the second communication channel, and

wherein the application information comprises a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).