METHOD FOR PROVIDING SELECTIVE SERVICE BY SELECTIVE SERVICE MODULE AND HOME GATEWAY USING THE SAME

• US 20120170589A1
• Filed: 12/29/2011
• Published: 07/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Korea Electronics Technology Institute (Government of South Korea)
• Original Assignee: Korea Electronics Technology Institute (Government of South Korea)
• Inventors: JEON, Ki Man, KIM, Hyun Woo, SON, Jae Gi, PARK, Chang Won
• Granted Patent: US 8,867,557 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/401
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1431 using a single graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/10 Use of a protocol of communication by packets in interfaces along the display data pipeline

Abstract

A selective service providing method using a selective service module, and a home gateway using the same are provided. A home gateway includes a module port for mounting a service module which provides a particular service; a communication interface for receiving a function result of the service module mounted to the module port; a display interface connected with a display; and a processor for sending the function result received from the service module through the communication interface, to the display through the display interface. Thus, the user'"'"'s intended service can be selectively provided using the selective service module.

Claims

1. A home gateway comprising:

a module port for mounting a service module which provides a particular service;

a communication interface for receiving a function result of the service module mounted to the module port;

a display interface connected with a display; and

a processor for sending the function result received from the service module through the communication interface, to the display through the display interface.

2. The home gateway of claim 1, wherein the module port comprises:

a first module port for mounting a first service module which provides a first service; and

a second module port for mounting a second service module which provides a second service,

wherein the communication interface receives a first function result of the first service module from the first module port, and receives a second function result of the second service module from the second module port.

3. The home gateway of claim 2, wherein the processor sends at least one of the first function result and the second function result received through the communication interface, to the display through the display interface.

4. The home gateway of claim 1, wherein the service module comprises at least one of a module for providing a health related service, a module for providing an entertainment service, a module for controlling home appliances, a module for providing environment information, and a module for supporting wireless communication of mobile devices.

5. The home gateway of claim 4, wherein, when the service module is the module for providing the health related service, the function result is an analysis result of health related data.

6. The home gateway of claim 1, wherein, after additionally processing the function result, the processor sends the function result to the display through the display interface.

7. The home gateway of claim 1, further comprising:

an external interface for communicatively connecting with an external device,

wherein the processor processes data received from an external device connected to the external interface and sends the processed data to the display through the display interface.

8. A service providing method comprising:

receiving a function result of a service module which provides a particular service and is mounted to a module port; and

sending the function result received from the service module to a display through a display interface.