Dummy terminal and main body

• US 9,392,098 B2
• Filed: 12/29/2014
• Issued: 07/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kwang Hyun Lee, Seung Woo Ryu
• Original Assignee: Kwang Hyun Lee, Seung Woo Ryu
• Inventors: Ryu, Seung Woo, Lee, Kwang Hyun
• Primary Examiner(s): Mizrahi, Diane
• Application Number:
  US14/584,218
• Publication Number:
  US 20150189061A1
• Time in Patent Office: 561 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/71 Hardware identity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0229 where the received signal is a wanted signal
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Provided are a dummy terminal and a main body using wireless communication. The dummy terminal obtains speech information from a user, receives at least one of video information and audio information from the main body through short-distance wireless communication, transmits the obtained speech information to the main body, and changes at least one of the received video information and audio information to output the changed information through a display unit and/or a speaker unit.

Claims

1. A portable dummy terminal capable of communicating with a main body through short-distance wireless communication protocol comprising:

a microphone unit configured to obtain speech information from a user;

a short-distance communication unit configured to receive at least one of video information and audio information from the main body, and transmit the speech information obtained by the microphone unit to the main body;

a display unit configured to output the received video information;

a speaker unit configured to output the received audio information; and

a control unit configured to perform authentication with the main body and control an operation mode,

wherein the portable dummy performs a user interface function whereas the main body performs portable terminal functions except for the user interface function.

2. The dummy terminal of claim 1, wherein,

when the short-distance wireless communication with the main body is disconnected, the control unit enters a sleep mode,

when a suitable authentication check signal is received from the main body in the sleep mode, the control unit enters an active mode in which the microphone unit, the display unit, and the speaker unit are activated,

when a short-distance wireless communication speed is less than a predetermined threshold value, the control unit switches a current mode to a monitoring mode in which only the control unit and the communication unit are activated, and

when the short-distance wireless communication speed is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold value in the monitoring mode, the control unit enters the active mode.

3. The dummy terminal of claim 1, wherein the control unit comprises an unchangeable storage area configured to a unique identification (ID) of the main body.

4. The dummy terminal of claim 1, wherein when specification information of at least one of the display unit and the speaker unit is transmitted to the main body through the communication unit, and the main body transmits video information and/or audio information suitable for the specification information, the control unit receives the video information and/or the audio information to output the video information and/or the audio information to the display unit and/or the speaker unit.

5. The dummy terminal of claim 1, wherein the control unit changes a bit transmission rate of the speech information, based on a short-distance wireless communication speed with the main body.

6. The dummy terminal of claim 1, further comprising a position notification unit configured to, when a trace signal is received from the main body through the communication unit, generate at least one of a vibration signal, a trace signal sound, and a flickering signal in response to the trace signal.

7. The dummy terminal of claim 1, further comprising a camera unit, wherein the control unit transmits imaging data, photographed by the camera unit, to the main body through the communication unit.

8. The dummy terminal of claim 1, wherein the dummy terminal receives decoded video/audio stream from the main body and outputs the received signal at the display unit and/or the speaker unit.

9. The dummy terminal of claim 1, wherein the dummy terminal receives video/audio stream from the main body, decodes the video/audio stream, and output the decoded video/audio stream at the display unit and/or the speaker unit.

10. A main body which cooperates with a portable dummy terminal using short-distance wireless communication protocol, the main body comprising:

a short-distance communication unit configured to transmit at least one of video information and audio information to the dummy terminal and receive at least one of speech information and control information from the dummy terminal through the short-distance wireless communication; and

a control unit configured to transmit one of video information and audio information, having a type suitable for received specification information, to the dummy terminal through the short-distance communication unit and perform authentication based on an authentication number received from the dummy terminal to transmit an authentication check signal to the dummy terminal,

wherein the portable dummy terminal performs a user interface function whereas the main body performs portable terminal functions except for the user interface function.

11. The main body of claim 10, wherein the control unit changes a resolution of at least one of the video information and the audio information, based on specification information of at least one of a display unit and a speaker unit of the dummy terminal.

12. The main body of claim 10, wherein the control unit changes a bit transmission rate or a transmission frame number of at least one of the video information and the audio information transmitted according to a short-distance wireless communication speed.

13. A method for authentication between a main body and a portable dummy terminal communicating through short-distance wireless communication protocol, the method comprising;

receiving an authentication number, recognized by the main body, from the dummy terminal;

checking whether the authentication number is suitable, and when the authentication number is suitable, transmitting an authentication check signal to the dummy terminal;

after a main body recognition completion operation performed by the dummy terminal, receiving the authentication check signal from the dummy terminal; and

recognizing the dummy terminal, which has transmitted the authentication check signal, to connect a short-distance communication channel with the dummy terminal,

wherein the portable dummy terminal performs a user interface function only whereas the main body performs portable terminal functions except for the user interface function.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the transmitting of an authentication check signal comprises adding a unique identification number of the main body, stored in the main body, to the authentication check signal and transmitting the authentication check signal along with the unique identification number.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the unique identification number is stored only in the main body while the main body is manufactured.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising activating the dummy terminal in a sleep mode by pressing a home button prior to the receiving an authentication number.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising disconnecting the short-distance communication channel when there is no communication between the main body and the dummy terminal or a disconnect request by one of the main body and the dummy terminal.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising renewing the authentication number between the main body and the dummy terminal after the main body and the dummy terminal is connected to each other.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the renewing the authentication number comprises:

requesting registration of a new authentication number by the dummy terminal;

requesting the new authentication number by the main body;

transferring the new authentication number by the dummy terminal;

storing the new authentication number at the main body; and

transmitting a new authentication number registration completion sign to the dummy terminal from the main body.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising displaying a new authentication number registration completion guidance message at the dummy terminal after the transmitting a new authentication number registration completion sign.