METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION LINK BY SELECTING OBJECT FROM SCREEN

• US 20110124287A1
• Filed: 11/22/2010
• Published: 05/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: Kim, Il Gyu, Kim, Young Hoon, BANG, Seung Chan, Oh, Don Sung
• Granted Patent: US 8,787,829 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup

Abstract

A method for establishing a communication link of a first communication device by selecting a target from a screen includes: selecting a second communication device for establishing a communication link on a screen of the first communication device; transmitting a request for a communication link including information regarding the establishment of a link on the basis of the first communication device required for establishing a communication link to the selected second communication device; receiving a communication link response including information regarding the establishment of a communication link on the basis of the second communication device required for establishing a communication link from the second communication device; and establishing a communication link between the first communication device and the second communication device by using the information regarding the establishment of a link on the basis of the first communication device and the information regarding the establishment of a link on the basis of the second communication device.

Claims

1. A method for establishing a communication link of a first communication device, the method comprising:

selecting a second communication device for establishing a communication link from a screen of the first communication device;

transmitting a request for a communication link including information regarding the establishment of a link on the basis of the first communication device required for establishing a communication link to the selected second communication device;

receiving a communication link response including information regarding the establishment of a communication link on the basis of the second communication device required for establishing a communication link from the second communication device; and

establishing a communication link between the first communication device and the second communication device by using the information regarding the establishment of a link on the basis of the first communication device and the information regarding the establishment of a link on the basis of the second communication device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the information regarding the establishment of a link comprises at least one of the absolute space coordinates of a reference device and relative space coordinates between the reference device and a communication link establishment target device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the link establishment information comprises at least one of an image of the reference device, an image of the communication link establishment target device, and an image of the communication link establishment target device extracted from the screen.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the information regarding the establishment of a link comprises a specific identifier which is at least one of a number, a barcode, a name, and an address that uniquely expresses the identity of the reference device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein in the transmitting of the request for a communication link, the request for a communication link is transmitted by forming a beam in the direction of the second communication device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein, in the receiving of the communication link response, at least one communication link response is received, and the communication link response from the second communication device is extracted from the at least one communication link response.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein, in the extracting of the communication link response from the second communication device from the at least one communication link response, at least one of the information regarding the establishment of a link on the basis of the first communication device and the information regarding the establishment of a link on the basis of the second communication device included in the communication link response is used.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein, in the receiving of the communication link response, a reception direction of the communication link response from the second communication device to the first communication device is recognized.

9. A method for establishing a communication link of a second communication device, the method comprising:

receiving information regarding the establishment of a link on the basis of a first communication device required for establishing a communication link from the first communication device;

transmitting a communication link response including the information regarding the establishment of a link on the basis of the second communication device required for establishing a communication link to the first communication device; and

establishing a communication link between the second communication device and the first communication device by using the information regarding the establishment of a link on the basis of the second communication device and the information regarding the establishment of a link on the basis of the first communication device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the information regarding the establishment of a link comprises at least one of the absolute space coordinates of a reference device and relative space coordinates between the reference device and a communication link establishment target device.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the link establishment information comprises at least one of an image of the reference device, an image of the communication link establishment target device, and an image of the communication link establishment target device extracted from the screen.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the information regarding the establishment of a link comprises a specific identifier which is at least one of a number, a barcode, a name, and an address that may uniquely express the identity of the reference device.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein, in the receiving of the request for a communication link, the direction in which the request for a communication link is received from the first communication device to the second communication device is recognized.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein, in the transmitting of the communication link response, a beam may be formed in the direction of the first communication device, and the communication link response is transmitted.

15. A first communication device comprising:

a camera unit collecting an image of a second communication device;

a display unit displaying the collected image of the second communication device on a screen;

a transmission unit transmitting a request for a communication link including information regarding the establishment of a link on the basis of the first communication device required for establishing a communication link to the second communication device;

a reception unit receiving a communication link response including information regarding the establishment of a link on the basis of the second communication device required for establishing a communication link from the second communication device; and

a controller selecting the second communication device displayed on the screen of the display unit, generating the request for a communication link, analyzing the communication link response, and establishing a communication link between the first communication device and the second communication device by using the information regarding the establishment of a link on the basis of the first communication device and the information regarding the establishment of a link on the basis of the second communication device.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the information regarding the establishment of a link comprises at least one of the absolute space coordinates of a reference device and relative space coordinates between the reference device and a communication link establishment target device.

17. The device of claim 15, wherein the link establishment information comprises at least one of an image of the reference device, an image of the communication link establishment target device, and an image of the communication link establishment target device extracted from the screen.

18. A second communication device comprising:

a reception unit receiving a request for a communication link including information regarding the establishment of a link on the basis of a first communication device required for establishing a communication link from the first communication device;

a transmission unit transmitting a communication link response including information regarding the establishment of a link on the basis of the second communication device required for establishing a communication link to the first communication device; and

a controller analyzing the received request for a communication link, generating the communication link response, and establishing a communication link between the second communication device and the first communication device by using the information regarding the establishment of a link on the basis of the second communication device and the information regarding the establishment of a link on the basis of the first communication device.

19. The device of claim 18, wherein the information regarding the establishment of a link comprises at least one of the absolute space coordinates of a reference device and relative space coordinates between the reference device and a communication link establishment target device.

20. The device of claim 18, wherein the link establishment information comprises at least one of an image of the reference device, an image of the communication link establishment target device, and an image of the communication link establishment target device extracted from the screen.