PORTABLE TERMINAL AND A CONTROL METHOD OF PERIPHERAL DEVICE USING THE SAME

• US 20110136441A1
• Filed: 12/23/2008
• Published: 06/09/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: Kim, Jintae, Son, Jiyeon, Bae, Changseok
• Application Number:
  US13/058,125
• Publication Number:
  US 20110136441A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/202 by remote control

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable terminal and a control method of peripheral device using the same. The plurality of peripheral devices adjacent to a portable terminal are searched, the locations of the plurality of searched peripheral devices are measured, a control parameterle value is set to at least one control parameterle for each of the plurality of peripheral devices according to location information of the plurality of peripheral devices, and a control signal including the set control parameterle value is generated and transmitted to a corresponding peripheral device. According to the present invention, in controlling a plurality of adjacent peripheral devices using a portable terminal, the control parameterle values for controlling the individual peripheral devices are changed according to the distances and directions of the plurality of peripheral devices from the portable terminal. Therefore, it is possible to provide customized services optimized on the basis of the location of a user.

Claims

1. A portable terminal for controlling a plurality of peripheral devices, comprising:

a searching unit searching for the plurality of peripheral devices and extracting device information on the plurality of peripheral devices;

a location measuring unit measuring the locations of the plurality of searched peripheral devices, and

a control unit setting a control variable value for at least one control variable for each of the plurality of peripheral devices according to location information on the peripheral devices, and, when controlling the operation of at least one of the plurality of peripheral devices, generating a control signal including the control variable value set for the corresponding peripheral device and transmitting the control signal to the corresponding peripheral device.

2. The portable terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

a selecting unit selecting at least one of the plurality of peripheral devices to be controlled according to the location information of the peripheral devices measured by the location measuring unit.

3. The portable terminal according to claim 2, wherein

the selecting unit classifies the plurality of peripheral devices for into categories on the basis of the device information extracted by the searching unit.

4. The portable terminal according to claim 3, wherein

the selecting unit selects any one peripheral device for each classified category.

5. The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein

the control unit selects a control variable for which a value is variable according to the location of the peripheral device, on the basis of the device information extracted by the searching unit and sets the control variable value of the control variable.

6. The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein

the location measuring unit measures the relative locations of the plurality of peripheral devices with reference to the portable terminal.

7. The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein

the location information of the peripheral devices includes at least one of distance information and/or direction information of the peripheral devices.

8. The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein

the device information on the plurality of peripheral devices includes at least one of a device type and attribute, a control variable type, and a set range of each control variable value.

9. The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein

the location measuring unit re-measures the locations of the plurality of peripheral devices at predetermined time intervals.

10. The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein

when the location information on at least one peripheral device is changed, the control unit resets the control variable value of the peripheral device of which location information has been changed.

11. A control method of peripheral device using a portable terminal, comprising:

searching for the plurality of peripheral devices;

measuring the locations of the plurality of searched peripheral devices;

setting a control variable value to at least one control variable for each of the plurality of peripheral devices, according to location information of the plurality of peripheral devices; and

when controlling the operation of at least one peripheral device of the plurality of peripheral devices, generating a control signal including the control variable value set for the corresponding peripheral device and transmitting the control signal to the corresponding peripheral device.

12. The control method of peripheral device using a portable terminal according to claim 11, further comprising:

after the measuring of the locations, selecting at least one peripheral device to be controlled from the plurality of peripheral devices according to location information of the plurality of peripheral devices.

13. The control method of peripheral device using a portable terminal according to claim 12, wherein

the selecting includes

classifying the plurality of peripheral devices into categories, and

selecting any one peripheral device for each of the classified categories.

14. The control method of peripheral device using a portable terminal according to claim 11, wherein

in the setting, one or more control variables are checked on the basis of the device information obtained for the plurality of peripheral devices, a control variable for which a value is variable according to the location of a corresponding peripheral device is selected from the checked control variables, and a control variable value of the selected control variable is set.

15. The control method of peripheral device using a portable terminal according to claim 11, wherein

the measuring the position is performed again when a predetermined time period elapses after the transmitting is completed.

16. The control method of peripheral device using a portable terminal according to claim 15, wherein

when the measuring of the locations is performed again, if the location information on at least one peripheral device of the plurality of peripheral devices is changed, the control variable value of the peripheral device of which the location information has changed is reset.