Method for providing selective service by selective service module and home gateway using the same

• US 8,867,557 B2
• Filed: 12/29/2011
• Issued: 10/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Korea Electronics Technology Institute (Government of South Korea)
• Original Assignee: Korea Electronics Technology Institute (Government of South Korea)
• Inventors: Kim, Hyun Woo, Son, Jae Gi, Park, Chang Won, Jeon, Ki Man
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Chi H
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rivas, Raul
• Application Number:
  US13/339,896
• Publication Number:
  US 20120170589A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,027 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/401
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1431 using a single graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/10 Use of a protocol of communication by packets in interfaces along the display data pipeline

Abstract

A selective service providing method using a selective service module, and a home gateway using the same are provided. A home gateway includes a module port for mounting a service module which provides a particular service; a communication interface for receiving a function result of the service module mounted to the module port; a display interface connected with a display; and a processor for sending the function result received from the service module through the communication interface, to the display through the display interface. Thus, the user'"'"'s intended service can be selectively provided using the selective service module.

Claims

1. A home gateway, comprising:

PCI Express (PCIE) module ports configured to mount service modules which provide corresponding different services;

a communication interface configured to receive function results of the service modules mounted to the PCIE module ports;

a display interface configured to be connected with a display;

a processor configured to send one or more of the function results received from the service modules through the communication interface, to the display through the display interface;

a health care module mounted in a first PCIE module port of the PCIE module ports and configured to

collect health related data of a user,

analyze the collected data,

check a health condition of the user based on the analyzed data, and

output the checked health condition, as a first function result, via the first PCIE module port, to the processor;

an entertainment module mounted in a second PCIE module port of the PCIE module ports and configured to execute a game program,

generate a screen and sound according to user'"'"'s manipulation input through a joystick wirelessly connected to the entertainment module, and

output the generated screen and sound, as a second function result, via the second PCIE module port, to the processor; and

an environment measurement module mounted in a third PCIE module port of the PCIE module ports and configured to

synthesize indoor and outdoor environment data collected,

generate an environment guide screen by the synthesized data, and

output the generated environment guide screen, as a third function result, to the third PCIE module port,

wherein the processor is further configured to send at least one of the first function result and the second function result received through the communication interface, to the display through the display interface, and

wherein the processor is further configured to additionally process one or more of the function results and send the processed one or more function results to the display through the display interface.

2. The home gateway of claim 1,

wherein the communication interface is configured to receive the first function result from the first PCIE module port, and the second function result from the second PCIE module port.

3. The home gateway of claim 1, wherein the service modules further comprise at least one of a module for controlling home appliances, a module for providing environment information, and a module for supporting wireless communication of mobile devices.

4. The home gateway of claim 1, further comprising:

an external interface configured to communicatively connect with an external device,

wherein the processor is further configured to

process data received from the external device connected to the external interface, and

send the processed data to the display through the display interface.

5. A service providing method, comprising:

collecting, by a health care module which provides a health care service and is mounted in a first PCIE module port of PCI Express (PCIE) module ports of a home gateway, health related data of a user;

analyzing, by the health care module, the collected data;

checking, by the health care module, a health condition of the user based on the analyzed data;

receiving, by the home gateway, the health condition of the user from the health care module, via the first PCIE module port;

sending, by the home gateway, the health condition received from the health care module to a display through a display interface of the home gateway;

execute, by an entertainment module which provides a game service and mounted in a second PCIE module port of the PCIE module ports, a game program;

generate, by the entertainment module, a screen and sound according to user'"'"'s manipulation input through a joystick wirelessly connected to the entertainment module;

synthesizing, by an environment measurement module, indoor and outdoor environment data collected;

generating, by the environment measurement module, an environment guide screen by the synthesized data;

outputting, by the environment measurement module, the generated environment guide screen to a third PCIE module port,

receiving, by the home gateway, the one or more generated screens and sounds from at least one of the entertainment module and the environment measurement module, via the second or the third PCIE module port; and

output, by the home gateway, the one or more screens and sounds received from the at least one of the entertainment module and the environment measurement module to the display through the display interface of the home gateway.