SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20130110261A1
• Filed: 10/26/2012
• Published: 05/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Kangmin, Cho, Hyungrae, Kweon, Jihyeon, Oh, Seokmin
• Granted Patent: US 10,313,147 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/23
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2814 Exchanging control software or macros for controlling appliance services in a home automation network arrangements for maintenance or administration involving configuration of the network and network elements H04L41/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2818 from a device located outside both the home and the home network access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless eletrical link G08C17/00; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with remote control systems H04M11/007
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

A system and method for controlling an electronic device based on a state of the electronic device and external information. A system includes an electronic device for providing a search word; a server for providing operation information for operating the electronic device based on the search word; and a managing device for acquiring the operation information corresponding to the search word, and controlling the electronic device based on the acquired operation information.

Claims

1. A method for controlling an electronic device by a managing device, the method comprising:

receiving, by the managing device, a search word for operating the electronic device;

acquiring operation information based on the received search word; and

controlling the electronic device based on the acquired operation information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein acquiring the operation information comprises one of:

searching operation information stored in the managing device based on the received search word; and

transferring the received search word to a server and receiving the acquired operation information based on the search word from the server.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the operation information of the electronic device controls the electronic device according to the search word.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the operation information of the electronic device includes at least one of a function of the electronic device and external environment information.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising controlling the electronic device based on the operation information which is selected by comparing an external environment and functions of the electronic device of a plurality of acquired operation information respectively to select optimal functions of the electronic device.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising storing the selected operation information in a memory of the managing device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the search word comprises receiving the search word via an input in the electronic device or an input in a terminal.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising outputting the acquired operation information.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein outputting the acquired operation information comprises outputting the acquired operation information through at least one of a display included in the managing device and a display unit included in a terminal.

10. A method for controlling an electronic device, comprising:

receiving, by the electronic device, a search word for operating the electronic device;

transmitting, by the electronic device, the received search word to a managing device;

receiving, by the managing device, the search word from the electronic device;

transmitting, by the managing device, the search word to a server;

acquiring, by the server, operation information of the electronic device based on the search word;

transmitting, by the server, the acquired operation information of the electronic device to the managing device; and

controlling, by the managing device, an operation of the electronic device based on the acquired operation information.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the operation information of the electronic device controls the electronic device according to the search word and includes at least one of a function of the electronic device and external environment information.

12. An electronic device comprising:

a communication unit for transmitting a search word for operating the electronic device to a managing device, and receiving operation information corresponding to the search word from the managing device; and

a controller for controlling an operation of the electronic device based on the operation information.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, further comprising an input for receiving the search word.

14. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the operation information of the electronic device controls the electronic device according to the search word and includes at least one of a function of the electronic device and external environment information, and

wherein the operation information of the electronic device acquired by the managing device or a server based on the search word.

15. A managing device comprising:

a communication unit for receiving a search word for operating an electronic device and operation information corresponding to the search word; and

a device management controller for acquiring the operation information based on the search word and controlling the electronic device based on the operation information.

16. The managing device of claim 15, further comprising a memory for storing the operation information.

17. The managing device of claim 15, further comprising an input for receiving the search word.

18. The managing device of claim 15, wherein the device management controller acquires the operation information by searching operation information corresponding to the search word, or by transmitting the search word to a sever and receiving the operation information from the server, searched based on the search word, and

wherein the operation information of the electronic device controls the electronic device according to the search word and includes at least one of a function of the electronic device and external environment information.

19. A terminal comprising:

an input for receiving a search word for operating an electronic device;

a radio frequency communication unit for transferring the received search word to a managing device, and receiving operation information corresponding to the search word from the managing device; and

a terminal controller for controlling the electronic device based on the received operation information.

20. The terminal of claim 19, wherein the operation information of the electronic device controls the electronic device according to the search word and includes at least one of a function of the electronic device and external environment information, and

wherein the operation information of the electronic device is searched based on the search word by the managing device or by a server.

21. The terminal of claim 19, further comprising a terminal display for displaying of the received operation information and an operating situation of the electronic device depending on the search word.

22. A server comprising:

a communication unit for receiving a search word for operating an electronic device from a managing device; and

a controller for acquiring operation information for operating the electronic device based on the search word, and providing the acquired operation information to the managing device through the communication unit.

23. The server of claim 22, wherein the operation information of the electronic device controls the electronic device according to the search word and includes at least one of a function of the electronic device and external environment information.

24. The server of claim 22, further comprising a memory for storing the operation information corresponding to the search word.

25. A system comprising:

an electronic device for providing a search word;

a server for providing operation information for operating the electronic device based on the search word; and

a managing device for acquiring the operation information corresponding to the search word, and controlling the electronic device based on the acquired operation information.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the managing device acquires the operation information by searching operation information corresponding to the search word, or by transmitting the search word to the sever and receiving the operation information from the server, searched based on the search word, and

wherein the operation information of the electronic device controls the electronic device according to the search word and includes at least one of a function of the electronic device and external environment information.

27. The system of claim 25, further comprising a terminal for transferring the search word for operating the electronic device to the managing device, and controlling the electronic device based on the operation information corresponding to the search word received from the managing device.