Private network system having a ubiquitous service function and method for operating the same

• US 20040202206A1
• Filed: 12/10/2003
• Published: 10/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Sung-Hwan
• Application Number:
  US10/730,943
• Publication Number:
  US 20040202206A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42201 biosensors, e.g. heat sensor for presence detection, EEG sensors or any limb activity sensors worn by the user input arrangements for interaction with the human body based on nervous system activity detection G06F3/015
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42202 environmental sensors, e.g. for detecting temperature, luminosity, pressure, earthquakes
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44218 Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV program methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44231 Monitoring of peripheral device or external card, e.g. to detect processing problems in a handheld device or the failure of an external recording device configuring of peripheral devices in general G06F9/4411; reporting information sensed by appliance or service execution status of appliance services in a home automation network H04L12/2823; monitoring the status of connected device in data switched networks H04L43/0817

Abstract

Disclosed is a private network system with a ubiquitous service function and a method for operating the same. The private network system with a ubiquitous service function includes: at least one aware-device connected to one or more electronic appliances, in which the aware-device senses context information related to a user and an environment, and a service request command that is inputted into the aware-device; and a server which acquires service data corresponding to the context information related to the user and the environment and the service request command, which are transmitted from the aware-device, and transmits the acquired service data to the aware-device. In addition, the server transmits the operation control signals for controlling the operation of the electronic appliances connected to the aware-device to the aware-devices, whereby the electronic appliances connected to the aware-device output service data based on the operation control signal.

Claims

1. A private network system with a ubiquitous service function comprising:

at least one aware-device connected to one or more electronic appliances, in which said at least one aware-device senses context information related to a user and an environment, and is inputted with a service request command; and

a server for acquiring service data corresponding to the context information related to the user and the environment and the service request command, which are transmitted from said at least one aware-device, and for transmitting the acquired service data to said at least one aware-device.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the server transmits operation control signals for controlling an operation of said one or more electronic appliances connected to said at least one aware-device based on the context information related to the user and the environment and the service request command, which are transmitted from said at least one aware-device.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein said at least one aware-device transmits the operation control signals to said one or more electronic appliances connected to said at least one aware-device, whereby the operation of said one or more electronic appliances is controlled.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein said at least one aware-device comprises:

a sensing unit for sensing the context information related to the user and the environment;

a device communication unit for performing data communication with said one or more electronic appliances and the server connected thereto;

a device control unit for processing the sensed context information related to the user and the environment, and the inputted service request command, into predetermined data; and

an output unit for outputting the service data transmitted from the server to at least one of said one or more electronic appliances,

wherein the device control unit individually controls the sensing unit, the device communication unit, and the output unit.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein the service request command is inputted into said at least one aware-device by way of an input device of said at least one of said one or more electronic appliances and the sensing unit of said at least one aware-device.

6. The system according to claim 4, wherein the device control unit controls the operation of the electronic appliances based on the sensed context information related to the user and the environment.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the server comprises:

a server communication unit for performing data communication with said at least one aware-device and an external network;

a storage unit for storing the context information related to the user and the environment, and information related to the one or more electronic appliances connected to said at least one aware-device; and

a server control unit for acquiring the service data corresponding to the context information related to the user and the environment and the service request command, which are transmitted from said at least one aware-device, by using the storage unit and the external network, and for controlling the server communication unit to transmit the service data to said at least one aware-device.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the server control unit controls the operation of the one or more electronic appliances connected to said at least one aware-device based on the context information related to the user and the environment and the service request command, which are transmitted from said at least one aware-device.

9. The system according to claim 7, wherein the server control unit controls whether the service data should be outputted or not based on the context information related to the user and the environment transmitted from said at least one aware-device.

10. The system according to claim 7, wherein the server control unit selects at least one of the one or more electronic appliances for outputting the service data and controls the operation of the selected at least one of the one or more electronic appliances, based on the context information related to the user, the environment and the service request command, which are transmitted from said at least one aware-device.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the server control unit converts the service data into a data format suitable for the selected at least one of the one or more electronic appliances.

12. The system according to claim 1, wherein the private network system is a home network system.

13. The system according to claim 1, wherein said at least one aware-device is contained in one of said one or more electronic appliances.

14. A method for operating a private network system with a ubiquitous service function, comprising:

sensing, at at least one aware-device connected to one or more electronic appliances, context information related to a user and an environment, and inputting a service request command into the at least one aware-device; and

transmitting the context information related to the user and the environment and the service request command from the at least one aware-device to a server, and acquiring, at the server, service data corresponding to the transmission of the context information and the service request command, and transmitting the acquired service data to said at least one aware-device.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the server transmits operation control signals for controlling the operation of the one or more electronic appliances connected to the aware-device based on the context information related to the user and the environment, and the service request command, which are transmitted from said at least one aware-device.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein said at least one aware-device transmits the operation control signals to the one or more electronic appliances connected to the aware-device, whereby the operation of the one or more electronic appliances is controlled.

17. The method according to claim 14, wherein the sensing step comprises:

sensing the context information related to the user and the environment and inputting the service request command;

processing the sensed context information related to the user and the environment and the inputted service request command, into predetermined data;

transmitting the predetermined data corresponding to the context information related to the user and the environment and the inputted service request command, to the server; and

outputting the service data transmitted from the server to the one or more electronic appliances.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein in the processing step, an operation of the one or more electronic appliances is controlled based on the sensed context information related to the user and the environment.

19. The method according to claim 14, wherein the transmitting step comprises:

inputting the context information related to the user and the environment, and the service request data, which are data-processed by said at least one aware-device;

storing the context information related to the user and the environment and information about the one or more electronic appliances connected to the aware device;

acquiring the service data corresponding to the context information related to the user and the environment and the service request command, which are transmitted from said at least one aware-device, by using a storage unit and an external network; and

outputting the service data to said at least one aware-device.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the acquiring step controls an operation of the one or more electronic appliances connected to said at least one aware-device based on the context information related to the user and the environment and the service request command, which are transmitted from said at least one aware-device.

21. The method according to claim 19, wherein the acquiring step controls whether the service data should be outputted or not based on the context information related to the user and the environment, transmitted from said at least one aware-device.

22. The method according to claim 19, wherein the acquiring step comprises selecting at least one of the one or more appliances for outputting the service data and controls an operation of the selected at least one of the one or more electronic appliances, based on the context information related to the user and the environment and the service request command, which are transmitted from said at least one aware-device.

23. The method according to claim 22, wherein the acquiring step comprises converting the service data into a data format suitable for the selected at least one of the one or more electronic appliances.

24. The system according to claim 14, wherein the private network system is a home network system.

25. The system according to claim 14, wherein said at least one aware-device is contained in one of the one or more electronic appliances.