Information processing apparatus, information processing apparatus system and control method of information processing apparatus

• US 7,986,221 B2
• Filed: 10/24/2006
• Issued: 07/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Cho, Eun-seop
• Primary Examiner(s): Hunnings; Travis R
• Application Number:
  US11/585,160
• Publication Number:
  US 20070094025A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,736 Days
• Field of Search: 340/309.16, 340/309.4, 340/309.7, 368/244, 368/10, 348/346
• US Class Current: 340/309.16
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4108 characterised by an identification number or address, e.g. local network address protecting specific internal or external computer components using identification number G06F21/73; network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming H04L61/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4126 The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42206 characterized by hardware details
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4751 for defining user accounts, e.g. accounts for children
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/478 Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/106 for domestic distribution

Abstract

An information processing apparatus, an information processing apparatus system and a control method of an information processing apparatus are provided. The information processing apparatus includes a network unit which receives user recognition information having time data from an external device; and a processor which outputs a user recognition signal corresponding to the time data if a current time reaches a time corresponding to the time data.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a network unit which receives user recognition information including time data from an external device;

a processor which receives the user recognition information from the network unit and outputs a user recognition signal corresponding to the time data included in the user recognition information if a current time reaches a time corresponding to the time data; and

an output unit which outputs a signal based on the user recognition signal,

wherein the output unit comprises at least one of a display which displays an image corresponding to the user recognition signal and a speaker which outputs a sound corresponding to the user recognition signal, and

wherein the processor comprises;

an interface picture generator which generates an interface picture; and

a controller which controls the interface picture generator to generate the interface picture including a setting menu to set an identifier (ID) of the external device receiving the user recognition information, and controls the user recognition signal corresponding to the user recognition information received from the external device having the ID set through the setting menu, to be output to the output unit.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the controller controls the interface picture generator to generate the interface picture including an indication that the current time reaches a time corresponding to the time data if the current time reaches the time corresponding to the time data.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the user recognition information comprises at least one of wake-up call information and schedule information including schedule data, and

wherein the processor outputs the user recognition signal including information indicating that the current time reaches the time corresponding to the time data if the wake-up call information is received, to the output unit, and outputs the user recognition signal including information indicating that the current time reaches the time corresponding to the time data and the schedule data included in the schedule information to the output unit if the schedule information is received.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the processor outputs the user recognition signal to the output unit at one of the time corresponding to the time data and a time before the time corresponding to the time data.

5. An information processing apparatus system comprising:

an electronic device; and

an information processing apparatus,

wherein the electronic device comprises;

an electronic device network unit;

an electronic device user selection unit which selects user recognition information including time data; and

an electronic device controller which controls the electronic device network unit to output the selected user recognition information, and

wherein the information processing apparatus comprises;

a network unit which receives the user recognition information including the time data from the electronic device;

a processor which receives the user recognition information from the network unit and outputs a user recognition signal corresponding to the time data if a current time reaches a time corresponding to the time data; and

an output unit which receives the user recognition signal and outputs a signal based on the user recognition signal,

wherein the output unit comprises at least one of a display which displays an image corresponding to the user recognition signal and a speaker which outputs a sound corresponding to the user recognition signal, and

wherein the processor comprises;

an interface picture generator which generates an interface picture; and

a controller which controls the interface picture generator to generate the interface picture including a setting menu to set an identifier (ID) of the external device receiving the user recognition information, and controls the user recognition signal corresponding to the user recognition information received from the external device having the ID set through the setting menu, to be output to the output unit.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein the

controller controls the interface picture generator to generate the interface picture including an indication that the current time reaches the time corresponding to the time data if the current time reaches the time corresponding to the time data.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein the user recognition information comprises at least one of wake-up call information and schedule information including schedule data, and

wherein the processor outputs the user recognition signal including information indicating that the current time reaches the time corresponding to the time data if the wake-up call information is received, to the output unit, and outputs the user recognition signal including information indicating that that the current time reaches the time corresponding to the time data and the schedule data included in the schedule information to the output unit if the schedule information is received.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the processor outputs the user recognition signal to the output unit at one of the time corresponding to the time data and a time before the time corresponding to the time data.

9. A method of controlling an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving, by the information processing apparatus, user recognition information including time data from an external device; and

outputting, by the information processing apparatus, a user recognition signal corresponding to the time data if a current time reaches a time corresponding to the time data,

wherein the outputting the user recognition signal comprises at least one of displaying an image corresponding to the user recognition signal and outputting an audio signal corresponding to the user recognition signal, and

wherein the outputting the user recognition signal further comprises;

generating an interface picture including a setting menu to set an identifier (ID) of the external device receiving the user recognition information, and

controlling the user recognition signal corresponding to the user recognition information received from the external device having the ID set through the setting menu, to be output.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the generating the interface picture comprises:

generating the interface picture including an indication that the current time reaches the time corresponding to the time data, if the current time reaches the time corresponding to the time data; and

displaying the interface picture.

11. The method according to claim 10 further comprising:

storing the ID of the external device which is set through the setting menu.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the outputting the user recognition signal comprises:

determining the ID of the external device; and

outputting the user recognition signal if the ID of the external device is identical to that set through the setting menu.