DEVICE EVENT NOTIFICATION REGISTRATION THROUGH DIRECT INTERACTION WITH MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20140091923A1
• Filed: 09/28/2012
• Published: 04/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Heninwolf, Paul
• Granted Patent: US 8,769,030 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.11
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• 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 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2823 Reporting information sensed by appliance or service execution status of appliance services in a home automation network device-related reporting H04L43/065; arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/04 Processing captured monitoring data, e.g. for logfile generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services

Abstract

A method for registering for an appliance event notification comprises scanning a machine-readable code by a device and sending a request to register for an event notification to an appliance. A user interface corresponding to the appliance is displayed and the user interface includes an identification of at least one appliance specific event. A selection of an appliance specific event is received and a request to register for an event notification corresponding to the selected appliance specific event is sent to the appliance. An event notification is received upon occurrence of the event at the appliance. Additionally, the user interface includes an identification of at least one appliance specific control function. A request to register for control of the appliance corresponding to a selected appliance specific control function is sent to the appliance. Accordingly, instructions for control of the appliance are sent from the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method for registering for a device event notification, comprising:

scanning a machine-readable code identifying an event generating device by a mobile device,

in response to scanning the machine-readable code, sending, by the mobile device, a request to register for an event notification to the event generating device,

displaying at a first destination device a user interface corresponding to the event generating device, wherein the user interface includes at least a first and a second control function to control the event generating device, wherein the first control function controls an on/off status of the event generating device and the second control function controls a function other than the on/off status of the event generating device,

receiving the request to register for an event notification corresponding to the second control function, and

sending an event notification upon occurrence of the event at the event generating device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the event notification is sent to a second destination device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the mobile device and the second destination device are the same.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the request to register for an event notification is sent by a coordinating device distinct from the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the request to register for an event notification corresponding to the second control function is received at the event generating device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the request to register for an event notification corresponding to the second control function is received at a coordinating device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the event notification enables the second control function.

28. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device and the first destination device are the same.

4. (canceled)

9. A method for registering for an appliance event notification, comprising:

scanning a machine-readable code identifying an appliance by a mobile device,

in response to scanning the machine-readable code, sending, by the mobile device, a request to register for an event notification to the appliance,

displaying at the mobile device a user interface corresponding to the appliance, wherein the user interface includes an identification of at least one appliance specific event,

receiving a selection of a first appliance specific event of the at least one appliance specific event,

sending to the appliance a request to register for an event notification corresponding to the at least one selected appliance specific event from the mobile device,

receiving the event notification upon occurrence of the event at the appliance.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the machine-readable code is selected from the group consisting of quick response code, data matrix code, barcode, near-field communications tag, and radio-frequency identification tag.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the machine-readable code comprises radio technology capable of recognizing very near device communications.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the event notification is selected from the group consisting of a text message, an email, a portable application notification, a proprietary application alert, a recorded message, a visual indicator, and an audio indicator.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

sending a request to register for control of an appliance,

displaying at the mobile device a user interface corresponding to the appliance, wherein the user interface includes an identification of at least one appliance specific control function,

receiving a selection of a first appliance specific control function of the at least one appliance specific control function,

sending to the appliance a request to register for control of an appliance corresponding to the at least one selected appliance specific control function from the mobile device.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

displaying at the mobile device a user interface corresponding to the appliance, wherein the user interface includes an identification of a second appliance specific event,

receiving a selection of the second appliance specific event,

sending to the appliance a request to register for a second event notification corresponding to the second selected appliance specific event from the mobile device,

receiving the second event notification upon occurrence of the second event at the appliance.

15. A method for registering for control of an appliance, comprising:

scanning a machine-readable code identifying an appliance by a mobile device,

in response to scanning the machine-readable code, sending, by the mobile device, a request to register for control of the appliance,

displaying at the mobile device a user interface corresponding to the appliance, wherein the user interface includes an identification of at least one appliance specific control function,

receiving a selection of a first appliance specific control function of the at least one appliance specific control function,

sending to the appliance instructions for control of the appliance corresponding to the at least one selected appliance specific control function from the mobile device.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the machine-readable code is selected from the group consisting of quick response code, data matrix code, barcode, near-field communications tag, and radio-frequency identification tag.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the machine-readable code comprises radio technology capable of recognizing very near device communications,

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

sending a request to register for an event notification to an appliance,

displaying at the mobile device a user interface corresponding to the appliance, wherein the user interface includes an identification of at least one appliance specific event,

receiving a selection of a first appliance specific event of the at least one appliance specific event,

sending to the appliance a request to register for an event notification corresponding to the at least one selected appliance specific event from the mobile device.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

displaying at the mobile device a user interface corresponding to the appliance, wherein the user interface includes an identification of a second appliance specific control function,

receiving a selection of the second appliance specific control function,

sending to the appliance a request to register for control of the appliance corresponding to the second selected appliance specific control function from the mobile device.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the mobile device is at least one selected from the group consisting of a smartphone, PDA, handheld device, handheld computer, tablet, and a mobile phone.

21. A system, comprising:

a computer-readable device storing event notification registration information, wherein the event notification registration information corresponds to at least one appliance specific event;

a processor configured to;

send, by a mobile device, a request to register for an event notification to an appliance,

provide a user interface corresponding to the appliance, wherein the user interface includes an identification of at least one appliance specific event,

receive a selection of a first appliance specific event of the at least one appliance specific event,

receive the event notification upon occurrence of the event at the appliance.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the event notification is at least one selected from the group consisting of a text message, an email, a portable application notification, a proprietary application alert, a recorded message, a visual indicator, and an audio indicator.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein the processor is configured to send a request to register for an event notification subsequent to a machine-readable code associated with the appliance being scanned, and wherein the machine-readable code is selected from the group consisting of quick response code, data matrix code, barcode, near-field communications tag, and radio-frequency identification tag.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the machine-readable code comprises radio technology capable of recognizing very near device communications.

25. The system of claim 21, wherein the processor is further configured to:

send a request to register for control of the appliance,

provide a user interface corresponding to the appliance, wherein the user interface includes an identification of at least one appliance specific control function,

receive a selection of a first appliance specific control function of the at least one appliance specific control function, and

send a request to register for control of the appliance corresponding to the at least one selected appliance specific control function.

26. The system of claim 21, wherein the user interface includes an identification of a second appliance specific event, and wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a selection of the second appliance specific event,

send a request to register for a second event notification corresponding to the second selected appliance specific event,

receive the second event notification upon occurrence of the second event at the appliance.

27. The system of claim 21, further comprising a scanner configured to scan a machine-readable code associated with the appliance.