CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL TARGET APPARATUS, AND ALARM-SETTING METHOD USING THE APPARATUSES

• US 20130300547A1
• Filed: 01/17/2012
• Published: 11/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Park, Jangwoong, Yang, Seungryul, Jeon, Beomjin, Lee, Minsoo
• Granted Patent: US 9,728,083 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/12.22
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 19/00 Electric signal transmission systems G08C17/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 23/04 using light waves, e.g. infrared
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2809 indicating that an appliance service is present in a home automation network monitoring functionality H04L43/0817; discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services, H04L67/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/281 indicating a format for calling an appliance service function in a home automation network for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0226 Mapping or translating multiple network management protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0273 using web services for network management, e.g. simple object access protocol [SOAP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0681 Configuration of triggering conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services

Abstract

Provided is a method of a control device to set an alarm. The method includes: discovering a first control target device including an alarm service and a second target device including a content providing service; receiving a device list registered for the alarm service from the first target device; receiving available content information from the second target device; selecting an alarm target device and a content from the device list and the content information; and transmitting an alarm setting request message to the first target device on the basis of the selected alarm target device and content.

Claims

1. A method of a control device to set an alarm, the method comprising:

discovering a first control target device including an alarm service and a second target device including a content providing service;

receiving a device list registered for the alarm service from the first target device;

receiving available content information from the second target device;

selecting an alarm target device and a content from the device list and the content information; and

transmitting an alarm setting request message to the first target device on the basis of the selected alarm target device and content.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising, when there is a deletion request of an item corresponding to the control device in the device list, transmitting a deletion request message to the first target device.

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

receiving alarm time information from the first target device;

updating the received alarm time information; and

transmitting the updated alarm time setting information to the first target device,

wherein the alarm time setting information comprises at least one of whether to activate alarm, whether to be morning or afternoon, and an alarm time value.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the selecting of the alarm target device and the content comprises:

selecting a plurality of alarm target devices from the device list; and

selecting a content corresponding to each of the plurality of alarm target devices, and

the transmitting of the alarm setting request message comprises transmitting an alarm setting request message to the first target device on the basis of the selected plurality of selected alarm target devices and each corresponding content.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the alarm setting request message is expressed in an XML through a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP).

6. A method of a control target device to set an alarm, the method comprising:

transmitting a device list registered for an alarm service to the control device in response to a request of the control device;

setting an alarm by receiving alarm setting information including at least one of alarm time information, an alarm target device, and content information from the control device;

generating an alarm event including the alarm target device and the content information at a set alarm time; and

multicasting the generated alarm event to at least one device connected through a network.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising, when a deletion request message is received from the control device, deleting an item corresponding to the control device from the device list.

8. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

transmitting alarm time information to the control device in response to a request of the control device; and

receiving updated alarm time setting information from the control device,

wherein the alarm time setting information comprises at least one of whether to activate an alarm, whether to be morning or afternoon, and an alarm time.

9. The method according to claim 6, wherein the setting of the alarm by receiving the alarm setting information comprises:

extracting a plurality of alarm target devices and each corresponding content information from the alarm setting information; and

setting an alarm by corresponding the plurality of alarm target devices to the each content information,

wherein the generated alarm event comprises the plurality of alarm target devices and the each corresponding content information.

10. The method according to claim 6, wherein the transmitting of the alarm event comprises:

converting the alarm event into a text format by using a General Event Notification Architecture (GENA) and multicasting the converted alarm event.

20. The device according to claim 6, wherein the communication module converts the alarm event into a text format by using a General Event Notification Architecture (GENA) and multicasts the converted alarm event.

11. A control device connected to a control target device through a home network, the device comprising:

a first control point controlling a first control device including an alarm service and receiving a device list registered for the alarm service from the first target device;

a second control point controlling a second target device including a content providing service and receiving available content information from the second target device; and

a controller selecting an alarm target device and a content from the device list and the content information,

wherein the first control point transmits an alarm setting request message to the first target device on the selected alarm target device and content.

12. The device according to claim 11, wherein the controller transmits a deletion request message to the first target device through the first control point when there is a deletion request of an item corresponding to the control device in the device list.

13. The device according to claim 11, wherein the first control point further receives alarm time information from the first target device and transmits updated alarm time information to the first target device, and the alarm time setting information comprises at least one of whether to activate an alarm, whether to be morning or afternoon, and an alarm time value.

14. The device according to claim 11, wherein the controller selects a plurality of alarm target devices and a content corresponding to each of the plurality of alarm target devices from the device list;

and the first control point transmits alarm setting request message to the first target device on the basis of the selected plurality of selected alarm target devices and each corresponding content.

15. The device according to claim 11, wherein the alarm setting request message transmitted from the first point is expressed in an XML through a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP).

16. A control target device connected to a control device through a home network, the device comprising:

a communication module setting a network connection with the control device and transmitting a device list registered for an alarm service to the control device in response to a request of the control device;

a controller setting an alarm on the basis of alarm setting information including at least one of alarm time information, an alarm target device, and content information, which are received from the control device; and

an alarm service module generating an alarm event including the alarm target device and the content information at a set alarm time,

wherein the communication module multicasts the generated alarm event to at least one device connected through a network.

17. The device according to claim 16, wherein the controller deletes an item corresponding to the control device from the list in response to a deletion request message received from the control device.

18. The device according to claim 16, wherein the communication module transmits alarm time information to the control device and receives updated alarm time setting information from the control device, and the alarm time setting information comprises at least one of whether to activate an alarm, whether to be morning or afternoon, and an alarm time value.

19. The device according to claim 16, wherein the control unit extracts a plurality of alarm target devices and each corresponding content information from the alarm setting information and sets an alarm by corresponding the plurality of alarm target devices to the each content information, and

the alarm service module generates an alarm event on the basis of the plurality of alarm target devices and the each corresponding content information.