Digital Broadcasting System and Method of Processing Data in Digital Broadcasting System

• US 20110099589A1
• Filed: 10/26/2009
• Published: 04/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Shin, Chang Ho, WOO, Sang Rea
• Granted Patent: US 8,374,127 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/81
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2143 located in a single building, e.g. hotel, hospital or museum arrangements specially adapted for plural spots in a confined site in broadcast systems H04H20/63; adaptations for transmission by electric cable for domestic distribution in television systems H04N7/106
• 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 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4181 for conditional access
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4182 for identification purposes, e.g. storing user identification data, preferences, personal settings or data restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code in combination with an additional device, e.g. dongle or smart card G06F21/123
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4227 Providing Remote input by a user located remotely from the client device, e.g. at work
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8173 End-user applications, e.g. Web browser, game
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/106 for domestic distribution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A method is provided for controlling a mobile device capable of accessing an AP card of a DTV located in one independent space among a plurality of independent spaces physically separated from one another. The method includes accessing a management server using the AP card, downloading an in-room control application from the management server, requesting a unique access code from the management server using the AP card if the downloaded in-room control application is executed, wherein the unique access code is mapped to both an ID of the AP card and an available term assigned to a current guest staying in the independent space, receiving the unique access code from the management server, and transmitting a command signal for changing a status of a controllable device contained in the independent space and the received unique access code to the AP card of the DTV.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a mobile device capable of accessing an access point (AP) card of a digital television (DTV) located in one independent space among a plurality of independent spaces physically separated from one another, the method comprising:

accessing a management server using the AP card;

downloading an in-room control application from the management server;

requesting a unique access code from the management server using the AP card if the downloaded in-room control application is executed, wherein the unique access code is mapped to both an identifier (ID) of the AP card and an available term assigned to a current guest staying in the independent space;

receiving the unique access code from the management server; and

transmitting a command signal for changing a status of a controllable device contained in the independent space and the received unique access code to the AP card of the DTV.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting the unique access code to the management server at an exterior area of the independent space, wherein the exterior area is located at an Internet accessible area;

and receiving the current room status information from the management server that has received the current room status information of the independent space from the AP card.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting the unique access code and the command signal for changing a status of the controllable device contained in the independent space to the management server at an exterior area of the independent space, wherein the exterior area is located at an Internet accessible area; and

transmitting the command signal from the management server to the AP card, and receiving the current room status information from the management server that has received the current room status information of the independent space from the AP card.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the independent spaces physically separated from one another correspond to several rooms contained in one hotel.

5. A mobile device capable of accessing an access point (AP) card of a digital television (DTV) located in one independent space among a plurality of independent spaces physically separated from one another, the mobile device comprising:

an access module for accessing a management server using the AP card;

a download module for downloading an in-room control application from the management server;

a request module for requesting a unique access code from the management server using the AP card if the downloaded in-room control application is executed, wherein the unique access code is mapped to both an identifier (ID) of the AP card and an available term assigned to a current guest staying in the independent space;

a reception module for receiving the unique access code from the management server; and

a transmission module for transmitting a command signal for changing a status of a controllable device contained in the independent space and the received unique access code to the AP card of the DTV.

6. The mobile device according to claim 5, wherein:

the transmission module, at an exterior area of the independent space, transmits the unique access code to the management server, wherein the exterior area is located at an Internet accessible area; and

the reception module receives the current room status information from the management server that has received the current room status information of the independent space from the AP card.

7. The mobile device according to claim 5, wherein:

the transmission module, at an exterior area of the independent space, transmits the unique access code and the command signal for changing a status of the controllable device contained in the independent space to the management server, wherein the exterior area is located at an Internet accessible area; and

the reception module, after the command signal is transmitted from the management server to the AP card, receives the current room status information from the management server that has received the current room status information of the independent space from the AP card.

8. The mobile device according to claim 5, wherein the independent spaces physically separated from one another correspond to several rooms contained in one hotel.