ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING PERIPHERAL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20160142763A1
• Filed: 11/16/2015
• Published: 05/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: SON, Joon-ho, KIM, Yong-ho, SEONG, Young-ah, HAN, Chul-ho, KIM, Han-ki, CHEON, Byeong-geun, CHOI, Gi-ppeum
• Granted Patent: US 10,397,643 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/6418 Hybrid transport
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0813 characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0853 by actively collecting configuration information or by backing up configuration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4112 having fewer capabilities than the client, e.g. thin client having less processing power or no tuning capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4131 home appliance, e.g. lighting, air conditioning system, metering devices home automation data switching networks exchanging configuration information on appliance services H04L12/2807
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42202 environmental sensors, e.g. for detecting temperature, luminosity, pressure, earthquakes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805

Abstract

A method performed at the electronic device for identifying an electronic device and peripheral apparatuses is provided. The method acquires image data regarding emitters of the peripheral apparatuses, determines emitting colors emitted from the emitters based on the acquired image data, and acquires identification information of the peripheral apparatuses mapped with the emitting colors.

Claims

1. A method performed at an electronic device for identifying peripheral apparatuses, the method comprising:

acquiring image data regarding emitters of the peripheral apparatuses;

determining emitting colors emitted from the emitters based on the acquired image data; and

acquiring identification information of the peripheral apparatuses mapped with the determined emitting colors in order to identify the peripheral apparatuses.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the acquiring of the image data comprises:

acquiring the image data regarding the emitters of the peripheral apparatuses in response to a user input to photograph the emitters of the peripheral apparatuses.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the acquiring of the identification information of the peripheral apparatuses comprises:

acquiring the identification information of the peripheral apparatuses mapped with the determined emitting colors among the plurality of peripheral apparatuses in a state in which different emitting colors from each other are mapped respectively regarding the plurality of peripheral apparatuses.

4. The method of claim 1,

wherein the determining of the emitting colors comprises determining blinking patterns emitted from the emitters based on the acquired image data, and

wherein the acquiring of the identification information of the peripheral apparatuses comprises acquiring the identification information of the peripheral apparatuses mapped with the emitting colors and with the blinking patterns.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining adjustment values of output data outputted from the peripheral apparatuses; and

transmitting the determined adjustment values to at least one among the peripheral apparatuses, a hub that can communicate with the peripheral apparatuses, and a server which shares the determined adjustment values with a third party.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying representative information representing the peripheral apparatuses; and

determining adjustment values of output data outputted from the peripheral apparatuses based on a user input to move the representative information.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining adjustment values of output data outputted from the peripheral apparatuses by considering positions of the emitters in the peripheral apparatuses included within the image data.

8. The method of claim 1, prior to the acquiring of the image data, further comprising:

transmitting information regarding at least one of the emitting colors and blinking patterns to be mapped with the peripheral apparatuses to the peripheral apparatuses or a hub connected to the peripheral apparatuses.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying representative information representing the peripheral apparatuses; and

transmitting a signal to control the emitters of the peripheral apparatuses to the peripheral apparatuses or to a hub that can communicate with the peripheral apparatuses in response to a user input to select the representative information.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying notice information indicating that the peripheral apparatuses are perceived.

11. The method of claim 5, wherein the adjustment values are values to adjust at least one among a volume size and a delay time regarding output data outputted from the peripheral apparatuses.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification information of the peripheral apparatuses is at least one among an image, a model name, and an original ID regarding the peripheral apparatuses.

13. An electronic device for identifying peripheral apparatuses, the electronic device comprising:

an image acquirer configured to acquire image data regarding emitters of the peripheral apparatuses; and

a controller configured to acquire identification information of the peripheral apparatuses mapped with emitting colors emitted from the emitters based on the image data acquired from the image acquirer.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the image acquirer is further configured to acquire image data regarding the emitters of the peripheral apparatuses in response to a user input to photograph the emitters of the peripheral apparatuses.

15. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to acquire identification information of the peripheral apparatuses mapped with the determined emitting colors among the plurality of peripheral apparatuses in a state in which different emitting colors from each other are mapped respectively regarding the plurality of peripheral apparatuses.

16. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to acquire identification information of the peripheral apparatuses mapped with the emitting colors and with blinking patterns emitted from the emitters based on the acquired image data.

17. The electronic device of claim 13,

wherein the controller is further configured to determine adjustment values of output data outputted from the peripheral apparatuses, and

wherein the electronic device further comprises:

a communicator configured to transmit the determined adjustment values to at least one among the peripheral apparatuses,

a hub that can communicate with the peripheral apparatuses, and

a server which shares the determined adjustment values with a third party.

18. The electronic device of claim 13, further comprising:

a display configured to display representative information representing the peripheral apparatuses,

wherein the controller determines adjustment values of output data outputted from the peripheral apparatuses based on a user input to move the representative information on the display.

19. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the controller determines adjustment values of output data outputted from the peripheral apparatuses by considering positions of the emitters in the peripheral apparatuses included within the image data.

20. The electronic device of claim 13, further comprising:

a communicator configured to transmit information regarding at least one of the emitting colors and blinking patterns to be mapped with the peripheral apparatuses to the peripheral apparatuses or a hub connected to the peripheral apparatuses before acquiring image data.

21. The electronic device of claim 13, further comprising:

a display configured to display the representative information representing the peripheral apparatuses; and

a communicator configured to transmit a signal to control the emitters of the peripheral apparatuses to the peripheral apparatuses or to a hub that can communicate with the peripheral apparatuses in response to a user input to select the representative information.

22. The electronic device of claim 13, further comprising:

a display configured to display notice information indicating that the peripheral apparatuses are perceived.

23. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the adjustment values are values to adjust at least one among the volume size and the delay time regarding the output data outputted from the peripheral apparatuses.

24. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the identification information of the peripheral apparatuses is at least one among an image, a model name and an original identification (ID) regarding the peripheral apparatuses.