METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING COMMUNICATION AND RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF

• US 20150074182A1
• Filed: 09/12/2014
• Published: 03/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: JUNG, Bae-eun, JUNG, Ji-youn
• Granted Patent: US 9,635,130 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for setting communication with devices included in a group are provided. The method includes receiving, from a host device included in the group, a communication initiation request for setting communication between the host device and the first client device, determining whether to set communication with the host device based on a communication state of the first client device, receiving, from a second client device, a communication extension request for setting communication between the second client device and the first client device, determining whether the second client device is included in the group, and in response to the second client device being included in the group, determining whether to set communication with the second client device based on whether communication with the host device and the first client device is set.

Claims

1. A method of a first client device for setting communication with devices included in a group, the method comprising:

receiving, from a host device included in the group, a communication initiation request for setting a communication between the host device and the first client device;

determining whether to set the communication with the host device based on a communication state of the first client device;

receiving, from a second client device, a communication extension request for setting a communication between the second client device and the first client device;

determining whether the second client device is included in the group; and

in response to determining that the second client device is included in the group, determining whether to set the communication with the second client device based on whether communication with the host device and the first client device is set.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication initiation request comprises a participant device list that comprises identification information of devices included in the group and identification information of the group, and

the first client device receives the communication extension request from the second client device based on an order of the devices listed in the participant device list.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising transmitting, to a third client device, another communication extension request for setting communication between the first client device and the third client device, based on an order of the devices listed in the participant device list.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising receiving a response to the communication extension request from the third client device.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the determining whether the second client device is included in the group further comprises:

obtaining a participant device list included in the communication initiation request; and

determining whether identification information of the second client device is included in the participant device list,

wherein if the identification information of the second client device is included in the participant device list, the first client device determines that the second client device is included in the group.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein, in response to determining that the second device is included in the group and determining that the first client device is set to communicate with the host device, the first client device determines to set communication with the second client.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting a response to the second client device indicating a determination as to whether to set communication with the second client device.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising outputting information about the received communication initiation request to a user of the first client device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining whether to set communication with the second client device without outputting information about the received communication extension request to a user of the first client device.

25. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having recorded thereon a computer program that is executable by a computer to perform the method of claim 1.

10. A method of a host device for setting communication with other devices included in a group, the method comprising:

selecting a plurality of client devices included in the group according to a selection by a user;

transmitting a communication initiation request for setting communication to the plurality of client devices included in the group; and

determining whether to set communication with the plurality of client devices based on a responses of the plurality of client devices to the transmitted communication initiation request.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the communication initiation request comprises a participant device list that comprises identification information of a plurality of client devices included in the group and identification information of the group.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein a first client device receives a communication extension request for setting communication, from a second client device, which is prior in order with respect to the first client device in the participant device list, based on the participant device list, and transmits a communication extension request for setting communication, to a third client device, which is posterior in order with respect to the first client device.

13. A first client device that sets communication with devices included in a group, the first client device comprising:

a transceiver configured to receive, from a host device included in the group, a communication initiation request for setting communication between the host device and the first client device; and

a controller configured to determine whether to set communication with the host device based on a communication state of the first client device, and determine whether to set communication with a second client device based on whether the second client device is included in the group and communication between the host device and the first client device is set.

14. The first client device of claim 13, wherein the communication initiation request comprises a participant device list comprising identification information of devices included in the group and identification information of the group, and

the transceiver is further configured to receive a communication extension request from the second client device, based on an order of the devices listed in the participant device list.

15. The first client device of claim 14, wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit a communication extension request for setting communication between the first client device and a third client device based on the order of the devices listed on the participant device list.

16. The first client device of claim 15, wherein the transceiver is configured to receive a response to the communication extension request from the third client device.

17. The first client device of claim 14, wherein the controller is configured to obtain the participant device list included in the communication initiation request, determine whether identification information of the second client device is included in the participant device list, and, in response to determining that the identification information of the second client device is included in the participant device list, determine that the second client device is included in the group.

18. The first client device of claim 13, wherein, in response to the first client device setting communication with the host device, and in response to determining that the second client device is included in the group, the controller is configured to set communication with the second client device.

19. The first client device of claim 13, wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit a response to the second client device indicating a determination as to whether to set communication with the second client device.

20. The first client device of claim 13, wherein the controller is configured to output information about the received communication initiation request to a user of the first client device.

21. The first client device of claim 13, wherein the controller is configured to determine whether to set communication with the second client device without providing information about the received communication extension request to a user of the first client device.

22. A host device that sets communication with other devices included in a group, the host device comprising:

an input unit configured to receive a user selection of a plurality of client devices included in the group;

an output unit configured to transmit a communication initiation request for setting communication, to the plurality of client devices included in the group; and

a controller configured to determine whether to set communication with the plurality of client devices based on responses of the plurality of client devices.

23. The host device of claim 22, wherein the communication initiation request comprises a participant device list generated using the controller and that comprises identification information about a plurality of client devices included in the group, and identification information of the group.

24. The host device of claim 22, wherein a first client device receives a communication extension request for setting communication, from a second client device which is prior in order with respect to the first client device in the participant device list, based on the participant device list, and transmits a communication extension request for setting communication to a third client device, which is posterior in the posterior order with respect to the first client device.