SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING EXTERNAL APPARATUS CONNECTED WITH DEVICE

• US 20180061223A1
• Filed: 11/02/2017
• Published: 03/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: SHIN, Hang-sik, KO, Jae-woo, PARK, Se-jun
• Granted Patent: US 10,460,597 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles

Abstract

A method of controlling an external apparatus includes receiving a user input information; obtaining apparatus information regarding a plurality of external apparatuses; selecting one or more external apparatuses, from the plurality of external apparatuses, which is communicable with and controllable based on the user input information; generating a control information for controlling the one or more external apparatuses based on a user'"'"'s input and the apparatus information; and transmitting a control command to the one or more external apparatuses, the control command being generated based on the received control information.

Claims

1. A method of controlling an external apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving a user input information;

obtaining apparatus information regarding a plurality of external apparatuses;

selecting one or more external apparatuses, from the plurality of external apparatuses, which is communicable with and controllable based on the user input information;

generating a control information for controlling the one or more external apparatuses based on a user'"'"'s input and the apparatus information; and

transmitting a control command to the one or more external apparatuses, the control command being generated based on the received control information.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising

determining a user'"'"'s intention based on the user'"'"'s input;

and

determining a control condition based on the user'"'"'s intention,

wherein the control information is generated based on the control condition.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising

transmitting the user input information to a server;

receiving a user'"'"'s intention determined by the server;

determining a control condition based on the user'"'"'s intention,

wherein the control information is generated based on the control condition.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the control information comprises information for checking whether the control condition is satisfied and information for controlling an operation of the one or more external apparatuses when the control condition is satisfied.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising obtaining a condition information related to the control condition,

wherein the transmitting the control command comprises transmitting the control command to the one or more external apparatuses when it is determined that the control condition is satisfied based on the obtained condition information.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the obtaining the condition information comprises obtaining the condition information from the one or more external apparatuses.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the condition information comprises information about at least one among a location of the mobile device, an environmental condition around the mobile device, and traffic at a preset location.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the control information comprises a plurality of control commands for controlling an operation of the one or more external apparatuses, and

the plurality of control commands are executed by the one or more external apparatuses in a predetermined order.

9. The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more external apparatuses include a first external apparatus which is an external apparatus for checking whether the control condition according to the user'"'"'s intention is satisfied and a second external apparatus which is an external apparatus for executing an operation according to the user'"'"'s intention.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting an application information to be used for controlling the one or more external apparatuses, to the one or more external apparatuses.

18. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the control information comprises a plurality of control commands for controlling an operation of the one or more external apparatuses, and

the plurality of control commands are executed by the one or more external apparatuses in a predetermined order.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program which, when executed by a computer system, causes the computer system to execute the method of claim 1.

11. A mobile device comprising:

a memory configured to store a program; and

a processor configured to control one or more external apparatuses, of a plurality of external apparatuses, by executing the program,

wherein the program comprises commands which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

receive a user input information;

obtain apparatus information regarding the plurality of external apparatuses;

select the one or more external apparatuses, from the plurality of external apparatuses, which is communicable with and controllable based on the user input information;

generate a control information for controlling the one or more external apparatuses based on a user'"'"'s input and the apparatus information; and

transmit a control command to the one or more external apparatuses, the control command being generated based on the received control information.

12. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein a user'"'"'s intention is determined based on the user'"'"'s input,

wherein a control condition is determined based on the user'"'"'s intention, and

wherein the control information is generated based on the control condition.

13. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the program further comprises commands which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

transmit the user input information to a server;

receive a user'"'"'s intention determined by the server; and

determine a control condition based on the user'"'"'s intention,

wherein the control information is generated based on the control condition.

14. The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the control information comprises information for checking whether the control condition is satisfied and information for controlling an operation of the one or more external apparatuses when the control condition is satisfied.

15. The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the program further comprises commands which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

obtain a condition information related to the control condition,

wherein the control command is transmitted to the one or more external apparatuses when it is determined that the control condition is satisfied based on the obtained condition information.

16. The mobile device of claim 15, wherein the condition information is obtained from the one or more external apparatuses.

17. The mobile device of claim 15, wherein the condition information comprises information about at least one among a location of the mobile device, an environmental condition around the mobile device, and traffic at a preset location.

19. The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the one or more external apparatuses include a first external apparatus which is an external apparatus for checking whether the control condition according to the user'"'"'s intention is satisfied and a second external apparatus which is an external apparatus for executing an operation according to the user'"'"'s intention.