Method and apparatus for receiving content based on status of terminal

• US 9,456,295 B2
• Filed: 12/04/2013
• Issued: 09/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kang, Hyuk, Choi, Hyun-Chul, Kim, Hyeong-Seok
• Primary Examiner(s): Nealon, William
• Application Number:
  US14/096,535
• Publication Number:
  US 20140155050A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,028 Days
• Field of Search: 455/418, 455/41.2, 455/434
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• 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: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A terminal status-based content receiving method and an apparatus that receives a differential content based on a change in a status of a terminal are provided. The content receiving apparatus includes a low-power short range communication unit, and a controller configured to determine a status of the terminal, to include status information of the terminal in an advertising packet so as to periodically broadcast the advertising packet through the low-power short range communication unit, and to receive content corresponding to the status of the terminal from an external device that scans the advertising packet.

Claims

1. A terminal for receiving content based on a status of the terminal, the terminal comprising:

a first low-power short range communication unit; and

a controller configured to;

determine a status of the terminal,

include status information of the terminal in an advertising packet so as to periodically broadcast the advertising packet through the first low-power short range communication unit,

establish a connection to an external device,

receive content corresponding to the status of the terminal from the external device that scans the advertising packet, and

release the connection to the external device after receiving the content at the terminal from the external device,

wherein the status information of the terminal includes at least one of a display unit off status, a display unit on status, an unlocking status, and execution of a predetermined application.

2. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the first low-power short range communication unit corresponds to Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).

3. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to determine a current status of the terminal based on at least one of an output signal of a sensor included in the terminal, a setting status, and a mode status.

4. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to:

receive the content from the external device by establishing the connection with the external device through the first low-power short range communication unit, and

display the received content when a connection request is received from the external device.

5. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to delete the content when the content received from the external device is identical to previously received content.

6. The terminal of claim 1, wherein, when the content is received from the external device, the controller is configured to:

determine a current status of the terminal, and

include current status information of the terminal in the advertising packet so as to broadcast the advertising packet through the first low-power short range communication unit.

7. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the external device is configured to:

include a second low-power short range communication unit,

extract the status information of the terminal included in the advertising packet when the advertising packet is scanned through a scanning operation,

transmit content corresponding to the extracted status information of the terminal to the terminal by establishing the connection with the terminal through the second low-power short range communication unit, and release a connection with the terminal after transmitting the content to the terminal.

8. The terminal of claim 7, wherein, when an advertising packet of the terminal is scanned through the scanning operation after the connection with the terminal is released, the external device is configured to:

extract status information of the terminal included in the advertising packet, and

establish the connection with the terminal through the second low-power short range communication unit to transmit content corresponding to the extracted status information of the terminal when the extracted status information of the terminal is different from previous status information.

9. The terminal of claim 8, wherein the external device does not transmit a connection request to the terminal when the extracted status information of the terminal is identical to the previous status information.

10. The terminal of claim 1,

wherein content transmitted to the terminal from an Access Point (AP) of a predetermined store includes at least one of a coupon, a menu, and order information when the external device corresponds to the AP,

wherein content transmitted to the terminal from a TV includes at least one of booked program information, guide information for execution of a remote control application, and program information when the external device corresponds to the TV, and

wherein content transmitted to the terminal from another terminal includes at least one of a friend alert message, predetermined application information, and joint request information associated with a predetermined application when the external device corresponds to the other terminal.

11. A method of receiving content based on a status of a terminal, the method comprising:

determining a status of the terminal;

including status information of the terminal in an advertising packet;

periodically broadcasting the advertising packet including the status information of the terminal through a first low-power short range communication unit;

establishing a connection to an external device;

displaying received content when the content corresponding to the status of the terminal is received from the external device that scans the advertising packet; and

releasing the connection to the external device after receiving the content at the terminal from the external device,

wherein the status information of the terminal includes at least one of a display unit off status, a display unit on status, an unlocking status, and execution of a predetermined application.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first low-power short range communication unit corresponds to Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).

13. The method of claim 11, wherein determining the status of the terminal comprises determining the status of the terminal based on at least one of an output signal of a sensor included in the terminal, a setting status, and a mode status.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein establishing the connection to an external device comprises:

establishing the connection with the external device through the first low-power short range communication unit when a connection request is received from the external device.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

determining whether the content received from the external device is identical to previously received content when the content is received from the external device; and

deleting the received content when the content received from the external device is identical to the previously received content.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

wherein determining the status of the terminal comprises determining a current status of the terminal,

wherein including the status information of the terminal in an advertising packet comprises including current status information of the terminal in the advertising packet so as to broadcast the advertising packet through the first low-power short range communication unit.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

extracting the status information of the terminal included in the advertising packet when the advertising packet is scanned through a scanning operation;

transmitting content corresponding to the extracted status information of the terminal to the terminal by establishing a connection with the terminal through a second low-power short range communication unit; and

releasing a connection with the terminal after transmitting the content to the terminal.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

extracting status information of the terminal included in an advertising packet when the advertising packet of the terminal is scanned through the scanning operation after the connection with the terminal is released;

establishing the connection with the terminal through the second low-power short range communication unit so as to transmit, to the terminal, content corresponding to the extracted status information of the terminal when the extracted status information of the terminal is different from previous status information; and

releasing the connection with the terminal after transmitting the content to the terminal.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein a connection request is not transmitted to the terminal when the extracted status information of the terminal is identical to the previous status information.

20. The method of claim 11,

wherein content transmitted to the terminal from an Access Point (AP) of a predetermined store includes at least one of a coupon, a menu, and order information when the external device corresponds to the AP,

wherein content transmitted to the terminal from a TV includes at least one of booked program information, guide information for execution of a remote control application, and program information when the external device corresponds to the TV, and

wherein content transmitted to the terminal from another terminal includes at least one of a friend alert message, predetermined application information, and joint request information associated with a predetermined application when the external device corresponds to the other terminal.