SERVER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING USER ENVIRONMENT BY SERVER

• US 20170242412A1
• Filed: 01/27/2017
• Published: 08/24/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Ji-Eun
• Granted Patent: US 10,809,679 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2642 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• 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 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0202 Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. of speakers or microphones H04M1/03
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/38 for collecting sensor information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

Disclosed is a server including a communication module and a control module. The communication module is configured to acquire first activity information of at least one user activity from an electronic device or a smart device outside the server. The communication module may then acquire device information corresponding to the at least one user activity based on the acquired first activity information. The control module is configured to generate environment control information corresponding to the at least one user activity and to acquire second activity information of a new user activity after the at least one user activity is acquired. The control module further configured to detect environment control information corresponding to the user activity in the generated environment control information, and to control the smart device based on device information corresponding to the detected environment control information among the acquired device information through the communication module.

Claims

1. A server comprising:

a communication module configured to;

acquire first activity information of at least one user activity from an electronic device or at least one smart device outside the server, and

acquire device information corresponding to the at least one user activity based on the acquired first activity information; and

a control module configured to;

generate environment control information corresponding to the at least one user activity based on the acquired first activity information and the acquired device information,

acquire second activity information of a new user activity after the at least one user activity is acquired,

detect environment control information corresponding to the user activity in the generated environment control information based on the acquired second activity information, and

control the at least one smart device based on device information corresponding to the detected environment control information among the acquired device information through the communication module.

2. The server of claim 1, wherein the control module is configured to acquire first activity information of at least one user activity detected through at least one device among the at least one electronic device and the at least one smart device.

3. The server of claim 2, wherein the at least one electronic device includes at least one of a smart phone and a wearable device.

4. The server of claim 2, wherein the control module is configured to:

detect a category of an application executed through the at least one electronic device, and

detect the at least one user activity based on the detected category of the application.

5. The server of claim 4, wherein the acquired first activity information includes time information of the executed application.

6. The server of claim 1, wherein the control module is configured to acquire the device information corresponding to the at least one user activity from the at least one smart device based on the acquired first activity information.

7. The server of claim 6, wherein, when the at least one user activity is detected from the at least one smart device, the control module is configured to acquire the device information corresponding to the at least one user activity.

8. The server of claim 6, wherein the control module is configured to transmit a request for the device information corresponding to the at least one user activity, wherein the request is transmitted to the at least one smart device through the communication module.

9. The server of claim 1, wherein the generated environment control information includes at least one of;

at least one user activity for the acquired first activity information,

the device information corresponding to the at least one user activity,

weather information corresponding to the at least one user activity,

time information corresponding to the at least one user activity, and

place information corresponding to the at least one user activity.

10. The server of claim 1, wherein the control module is configured to:

generate a control command for controlling the at least one smart device by using the device information corresponding to the detected environment control information, and

transmit the generated control command to the at least one smart device through the communication module.

11. The server of claim 1, wherein the acquired first activity information includes first type information on a type of the at least one user activity and the acquired second activity information includes second type information on a type of the user activity.

12. The server of claim 1, wherein the acquired device information includes the at least one user activity or information on at least one smart device driven together when the user activity is detected.

13. The server of claim 12, wherein the acquired device information includes the at least one user activity or indoor environment information detected by at least one smart device driven together when the user activity is detected.

14. The server of claim 13, wherein the indoor environment information includes at least one of temperature information, humidity information, wind information, and air quality information detected by the at least one smart device.

15. The server of claim 12, wherein the acquired device information includes at least one of a set temperature information, a set humidity information, a set window information, and a set air quality information, the acquired device information being input into the at least one smart device.

16. The server of claim 1, wherein the acquired device information includes the at least one user activity or operation state information of at least one smart device driven together when the user activity is detected.

17. The server of claim 1, wherein the server comprises a home server connected to the at least one smart device and Internet through the communication module.

18. The server of claim 1, wherein the at least one smart device includes home appliances connected to the server through communication.

19. A method of controlling a user environment by a server, the method comprising:

acquiring first activity information of at least one user activity;

acquiring device information corresponding to the at least one user activity based on the acquired first activity information;

generating environment control information corresponding to the at least one user activity based on the acquired first activity information and the acquired device information;

acquiring second activity information of another user activity after the at least one user activity is acquired;

detecting environment control information corresponding to the user activity in the generated environment control information based on the acquired second activity information; and

controlling at least one smart device based on device information corresponding to the detected environment control information among the acquired device information.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein acquiring the first activity information comprises acquiring the first activity information of at least one user activity detected through at least one device among at least one electronic device and the at least one smart device.