METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SMART TERMINAL

• US 20150288764A1
• Filed: 10/22/2014
• Published: 10/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Inventors: ZHANG, Pengfei, CHEN, Yong, XIA, Yongfeng, FAN, Jialin, QU, Heng
• Application Number:
  US14/520,944
• Publication Number:
  US 20150288764A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2827 Reporting to a device within the home network; wherein the reception of the information reported automatically triggers the execution of a home appliance functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences

Abstract

A method for controlling smart terminals includes identifying a surrounding one of the smart terminals currently near a local terminal, and when the surrounding smart terminal is located in a predetermined safe region, performing at least one of sending a parameter control instruction to the surrounding smart terminal, sending the parameter control instruction to a predetermined one of the smart terminals, or changing a parameter setting of the local terminal according to a predetermined parameter setting.

Claims

1. A method for controlling smart terminals, comprising:

identifying, by at least one processor, a surrounding one of the smart terminals currently near a local terminal; and

performing at least one of the following when the surrounding smart terminal is located in a predetermined safe region;

sending, by the at least one processor, a parameter control instruction to the surrounding smart terminal;

sending, by the at least one processor, the parameter control instruction to a predetermined one of the smart terminals;

or

changing, by the at least one processor, a parameter setting of the local terminal according to a predetermined parameter setting.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein identifying the surrounding smart terminal currently near a local terminal includes:

sending a detection signal to surroundings;

receiving a response signal returned from the surrounding smart terminal according to the detection signal; and

determining a distance between the surrounding smart terminal and the local terminal, and a type of the surrounding smart terminal, according to the response signal.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein sending the parameter control instruction to the predetermined smart terminal includes:

obtaining a predetermined operation corresponding to the surrounding smart terminal when the surrounding smart terminal is located in the predetermined safe region; and

sending the parameter control instruction to the predetermined smart terminal corresponding to the predetermined operation.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein identifying the surrounding smart terminal currently near the local terminal includes:

identifying the surrounding smart terminal currently near the local terminal according to a fixed position of the surrounding smart terminal in a space.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein identifying the surrounding smart terminal currently near the local terminal further includes:

detecting a relative position of the local terminal in the space, including;

sending a locating signal to a routing device providing network resources for the local terminal and the surrounding smart terminal; and

receiving the relative position of the local terminal in the space returned from the routing device,

wherein the relative position includes at least one of a first relative position with respect to the routing device or a second relative position with respect to the surrounding smart terminal.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein identifying the surrounding smart terminal currently near the local terminal according to the fixed position of the surrounding smart terminal in the space includes:

identifying the surrounding smart terminal currently near the local terminal according to the fixed position of the surrounding smart terminal and a fixed position of the routing device in the space, if the relative position of the local terminal includes the first relative position;

or

identifying the surrounding smart terminal currently near the local terminal according to a distance between the surrounding smart terminal and the local terminal, if the relative position of the local terminal includes the second relative position.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein identifying the surrounding smart terminal currently near the local terminal according to the fixed position of the surrounding smart terminal in the space includes:

receiving a confirmation response returned from the routing device after sending the locating signal to the routing device, the confirmation response including information regarding the surrounding smart terminal.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

sending the parameter control instruction to the surrounding smart terminal includes sending the parameter control instruction to the surrounding smart terminal according to at least one of a current time or environment information,

sending the parameter control instruction to the predetermined smart terminal includes sending the parameter control instruction to the predetermined smart terminal according to at least one of the current time or the environment information, and

changing the parameter setting of the local terminal includes changing the parameter setting of the local terminal according to at least one of the current time or the environment information.

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

recording a control action including at least one of sending the parameter control instruction to the surrounding smart terminal, sending the parameter control instruction to the predetermined smart terminal, or changing the parameter setting of the local terminal according to the predetermined parameter setting; and

performing at least one of the following according to the recorded control action;

sending the parameter control instruction to the surrounding smart terminal;

sending the parameter control instruction to the predetermined smart terminal;

or

changing the parameter setting of the local terminal.

10. An apparatus for controlling smart terminals, comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

identify a surrounding one of the smart terminals currently near a local terminal; and

perform at least one of the following when the surrounding smart terminal is located in a predetermined safe region;

sending a parameter control instruction to the surrounding smart terminal;

sending the parameter control instruction to a predetermined one of the smart terminals;

or

changing a parameter setting of the local terminal according to a predetermined parameter setting.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the instructions causing the processor to identify the surrounding smart terminal currently near the local terminal includes instructions causing the processor to:

send a detection signal to surroundings;

receive a response signal returned from the surrounding smart terminal according to the detection signal; and

determine a distance between the surrounding smart terminal and the local terminal, and a type of the surrounding smart terminal, according to the response signal.

12. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the instructions causing the processor to send the parameter control instruction to the predetermined smart terminal include instructions causing the processor to:

obtain a predetermined operation corresponding to the surrounding smart terminal when the surrounding smart terminal is located in the predetermined safe region; and

send the parameter control instruction to the predetermined smart terminal corresponding to the predetermined operation.

13. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the instructions causing the processor to identify the surrounding smart terminal currently near the local terminal include instructions causing the processor to:

identify the surrounding smart terminal currently near the local terminal according to a fixed position of the surrounding smart terminal in the space.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the instructions causing the processor to identify the surrounding smart terminal currently near the local terminal include instructions causing the processor further to:

detect a relative position of the local terminal in the space, including;

sending a locating signal to a routing device providing network resources for the local terminal and all smart terminals; and

receiving the relative position of the local terminal in the space returned from the routing device,

wherein the relative position includes at least one of a first relative position with respect to the routing device or a second relative position with respect to the surrounding smart terminal.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the instructions causing the processor to identify the surrounding smart terminal currently near the local terminal according to the fixed position of the surrounding smart terminal in the space include instructions causing the processor to:

identify the surrounding smart terminal currently near the local terminal according to the fixed position of the surrounding smart terminal and a fixed position of the routing device in the space, if the relative position of the local terminal includes the first relative position;

or

identify the surrounding smart terminal currently near the local terminal according to a distance between the surrounding smart terminal and the local terminal, if the relative position of the local terminal includes the second relative position.

16. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the instructions causing the processor to identify the surrounding smart terminal currently near the local terminal according to the fixed position of the surrounding smart terminal in the space include instructions causing the processor to:

receive a confirmation response returned from the routing device after sending the locating signal to the routing device, the confirmation response including information regarding the surrounding smart terminal.

17. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein:

the instructions causing the processor to send the parameter control instruction to the surrounding smart terminal include instructions causing the processor to send the parameter control instruction to the surrounding smart terminal according to at least one of a current time or environment information,

the instructions causing the processor to send the parameter control instruction to the predetermined smart terminal include instructions causing the processor to send the parameter control instruction to the predetermined smart terminal according to at least one of the current time or the environment information, and

the instructions causing the processor to change the parameter setting of the local terminal include instructions causing the processor to change the parameter setting of the local terminal according to at least one of the current time or the environment information.

18. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

record a control action, the recorded control action including at least one of sending the parameter control instruction to the surrounding smart terminal, sending the parameter control instruction to the predetermined smart terminal, or changing the parameter setting of the local terminal according to the predetermined parameter setting; and

performing at least one of the following according to the recorded control action;

sending the parameter control instruction to the surrounding smart terminal;

sending the parameter control instruction to the predetermined smart terminal;

or

changing the parameter setting of the local terminal.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by a processor of a local terminal, cause the processor to:

identify a surrounding smart terminal currently near the local terminal; and

perform at least one of the following when the surrounding smart terminal is located in a predetermined safe region;

sending a parameter control instruction to the surrounding smart terminal;

sending the parameter control instruction to a predetermined smart terminal;

or

changing a parameter setting of the local terminal according to a predetermined parameter setting.