User profile-based device access control method and apparatus
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1. A method for controlling electronic devices, the method comprising:
- collecting, at a device management apparatus, device information of the electronic devices from the electronic devices and information of a mobile device from the mobile device;
obtaining, at the device management apparatus, user information of the mobile device from the information of the mobile device;
providing, at the device management apparatus, a list of the electronic devices to be controlled by the mobile device with the mobile device according to the device information of the electronic devices and the user information of the mobile device; and
controlling, at the device management apparatus, at least one of the electronic devices in the list of the electronic devices according to an access request from the mobile device,wherein controlling at least one of the electronic devices in the list of the electronic devices comprises restricting access of the mobile device to the electronic devices according to a hierarchical relationship in accordance with the user information.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for configuring electronic devices is provided. The method includes collecting, at a device management apparatus, user information regarding a user within a predetermined area; and controlling access to an electronic device based on the user information.
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1. A method for controlling electronic devices, the method comprising:
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collecting, at a device management apparatus, device information of the electronic devices from the electronic devices and information of a mobile device from the mobile device; obtaining, at the device management apparatus, user information of the mobile device from the information of the mobile device; providing, at the device management apparatus, a list of the electronic devices to be controlled by the mobile device with the mobile device according to the device information of the electronic devices and the user information of the mobile device; and controlling, at the device management apparatus, at least one of the electronic devices in the list of the electronic devices according to an access request from the mobile device, wherein controlling at least one of the electronic devices in the list of the electronic devices comprises restricting access of the mobile device to the electronic devices according to a hierarchical relationship in accordance with the user information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A device management apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
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a communication unit for collecting device information of electronic devices from the electronic devices and information of a mobile device from the mobile device, and providing a list of the electronic devices available to be controlled by the mobile device to the mobile device; and a control unit for controlling the communication unit to collect the device information of the electronic devices and the information of the mobile device and obtain user information of the mobile device from the information of the mobile device and controlling the communication unit to provide a list of the electronic devices to be controlled by the mobile device to the mobile device according to the device information of the electronic devices and the user information of the mobile device, and controlling at least one of the electronic devices according to an access request from the mobile device, wherein the control units restricts access of the mobile device to the at least one of the electronic devices according to a hierarchical relationship in accordance with the user information. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile device for controlling an access of a mobile device to electronic devices, the terminal comprising:
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a storage unit for storing user information including a predetermined usage level; a Radio Frequency (RF) unit for collecting device information of the electronic devices; a display unit for displaying a list of electronic devices to be controlled by the mobile device; and a control unit for controlling the display unit to display the list of electronic devices to be controlled by the mobile device according to the device information and the user information, and transmitting an access request signal to a device management apparatus to control at least one of the electronic devices, wherein the control units restricts access of the mobile device to the electronic devices according to a hierarchical relationship in accordance with the user information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program for executing a method for controlling electronic devices, the method comprising:
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collecting, at a device management apparatus, device information of the electronic devices from the electronic devices and information of a mobile device from the mobile device; obtaining, at the device management apparatus, user information of the mobile device from the information of the mobile device; providing, at the device management apparatus, a list of the electronic devices to be controlled by the mobile device to the mobile device according to the device information of the electronic devices and the user information of the mobile device; and controlling, at the device management apparatus, at least one of the electronic devices according to an access request from the mobile device, wherein controlling at least one of the electronic devices in the list of the electronic devices comprises restricting access of the mobile device to the electronic devices according to a hierarchical relationship in accordance with the user information.
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