METHOD AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING APPLIANCE DEVICE USING A MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20090288132A1
• Filed: 05/14/2009
• Published: 11/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Hegde, Rajeev
• Application Number:
  US12/466,111
• Publication Number:
  US 20090288132A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/141
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/91 Remote control based on location and proximity
• 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 21/42684 Client identification by a unique number or address, e.g. serial number, MAC address, socket ID network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming H04L61/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/439 Processing of audio elementary streams
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4856 for language selection, e.g. for the menu or subtitles

Abstract

A communication system and a method for controlling an application using a mobile device are provided. The system including an application including a screen for transmitting audio signals and for displaying a selected video image on a portion of the screen, and a mobile device for outputting audible signals corresponding to the audio signals, for selecting a video image, and for controlling the appliance to display the selected video image on the screen of the appliance.

Claims

1. A communication system for controlling an appliance using a mobile device, the system comprising:

an appliance, including a screen, for transmitting audio signals and for displaying a selected video image on a portion of the screen; and

a mobile device for outputting audible signals corresponding to the audio signals, for selecting a video image, and for controlling the appliance to display the selected video image on the screen of the appliance.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the appliance transmits an audio signal corresponding to the selected video image to the mobile device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile device selects at least one audio signal including different audio contents.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the mobile device selects a first video image, controls the appliance to display the first video image on a first portion of the screen, selects a second video image and controls the appliance to display the second video image on a second portion of the screen,

wherein, the first video signal comprises a first audio signal corresponding to the first video signal and the second video signal comprises a second audio signal corresponding to the second video signal.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the mobile device selects one of the first audio signal and the second audio signal including different audio contents.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the appliance detects whether at least one mobile device is present within a vicinity of the appliance, and registers the at least one mobile device with the appliance to control the appliance, when the at least one mobile device is detected.

7. A method for controlling an appliance using a mobile device, the method comprising:

transmitting, by an appliance, audio signals to a mobile device;

outputting, by the mobile device, audible signals corresponding to the audio signals;

selecting, by the mobile device, a video image;

controlling, by the mobile device, the appliance to display the selected video image on a screen of the appliance; and

displaying, by the appliance, the selected video image on the screen.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising transmitting, by the appliance, an audio signal corresponding to the selected video image to the mobile device.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising selecting, by the mobile device, at least one audio signal including different audio contents.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

selecting, by the mobile device, a first video image, and controlling, by the mobile device, the appliance to display the first video image on a first portion of the screen; and

selecting, by the mobile device, a second video image and controlling, by the mobile device, the appliance to display the second video image on a second portion of the screen,

wherein, the first video signal comprises a first audio signal corresponding to the first video signal and the second video signal comprises a second audio signal corresponding to the second video signal.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising selecting by the mobile device, one of the first audio signal and the second audio signal including different audio contents.

12. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

detecting, by the appliance, whether at least one mobile device is present in a vicinity of the appliance; and

registering the at least one mobile device with the appliance to control the appliance by the mobile device, when the at least one mobile device is detected.