METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DEVICE

• US 20190007232A1
• Filed: 12/23/2016
• Published: 01/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Jae-Hong, MOON, Kyoung-Jin, JUNG, Jae-Ho
• Granted Patent: US 11,201,758 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/12 Fingerprints or palmprints
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/28 characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks] wireless communication networks H04W ; arrangements for dividing the transmission path H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2829 involving user profiles according to which the execution of a home appliance functionality is automatically triggered
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/283 Processing of data at an internetworking point of a home automation network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/40 Support for services or applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/02 Automatically-operated arrangements

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a control apparatus and method for a device that has been made intelligent through combination with Internet of Things (IoT) technology. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent service (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, small retailers, security and safety-related service, etc.) which is based on IoT-related technology. A method for controlling a first device at the first device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may comprise the steps of: receiving control state information on a second device from the second device; acquiring a control signal for the first device; on the basis of at least one of the received control state information and the acquired control signal, selecting one from among at least one or more stored control rules; and executing a control operation for the first device on the basis of the selected control rule.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a first device on the first device, the method comprising:

receiving control state information of a second device from the second device;

obtaining a control signal for the first device;

selecting one among at least one or more stored control rules based on at least one of the received control state information and the obtained control signal; and

executing a control operation for the first device based on the selected control rule.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein executing the control operation for the first device is changing the control operation indicated by the obtained control signal based on the selected control rule and executing the control operation.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating control state information of the first device based on a result of the control operation executed; and

broadcasting the generated control state information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the control operation is determined based on an execution count of the selected control rule.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating and storing a control history of an external device based on control state information of the external device received from at least one or more external devices including the second device;

generating and storing a control history of the first device based on the control operation of the first device; and

generating the control rule based on at least one of the control history of the external device and the control history of the first device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the control state information includes device information including device type information and device unique identifier (UID) information and device control information including control type information and control operation information.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the control state information further includes at least one of control count information and user information.

8. A first device, comprising:

a communication unit configured to receive control state information for a second device from the second device and obtain a control signal for the first device;

a storage unit configured to store at least one or more control rules; and

a controller configured to select one among the at least one or more stored control rules based on at least one of the received control state information and the obtained control signal and perform a control operation on the first device based on the selected control rule.

16. The first device of claim 8, wherein the controller configured to perform the control operation for the first device by changing the control operation indicated by the obtained control signal based on the selected control rule and executing the control operation.

17. The first device of claim 8, wherein the controller configured to generate control state information of the first device based on a result of the control operation executed, and to broadcast the generated control state information.

18. The first device of claim 8, wherein the control operation is determined based on an execution count of the selected control rule.

19. The first device of claim 8, wherein the controller configured to generate and store a control history of an external device based on control state information of the external device received from at least one or more external devices including the second device, to generate and store a control history of the first device based on the control operation of the first device, and to generate the control rule based on at least one of the control history of the external device and the control history of the first device.

20. The first device of claim 8, wherein the control state information includes device information including device type information and device unique identifier (UID) information and device control information including control type information and control operation information.

21. The first device of claim 20, wherein the control state information further includes at least one of control count information and user information.

9. (canceled)

10. A method for controlling a device by a control rule managing device, the method comprising:

receiving control state information for at least one or more devices;

selecting one among at least one or more control rules stored in the control rule managing device based on the received control state information; and

transmitting control operation change information to at least one device for which a control operation is determined to be performed based on the selected control rule.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the control operation change information is determined based on an execution count of the selected control rule.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the device for which the control operation is determined to be performed based on the selected control rule is a device different from a device that transmits the control state information.

13. A device, comprising:

a communication unit configured to transmit control state information for the device to a control rule managing device and receive control operation change information for the device from the control rule managing device;

a controller configured to change a control operation for the device based on the received control operation change information; and

a storage unit configured to store the changed control operation.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein the control operation change information is determined based on an execution count of the selected control rule.

15. The device of claim 13, wherein the device for which the control operation is determined to be performed based on the selected control rule is a device different from a device that transmits the control state information.