System and method for transmitting messages related to operations of electronic devices

• US 9,721,441 B2
• Filed: 03/24/2015
• Issued: 08/01/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Kangmin, Cho, Hyungrae, Kweon, Jihyeon, Oh, Seokmin
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Phung
• Application Number:
  US14/666,978
• Publication Number:
  US 20150194027A1
• Time in Patent Office: 861 Days
• Field of Search: 340540, 3406913, 34030916, 340679, 34053926, 34053918, 455 111
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/222 Personal calling arrangements or devices, i.e. paging systems selective calling systems and call receivers H04W84/00, H04W68/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1859 adapted to provide push services, e.g. data channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1895 for short real-time information, e.g. alarms, notifications, alerts, updates
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2823 Reporting information sensed by appliance or service execution status of appliance services in a home automation network device-related reporting H04L43/065; arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel

Abstract

A system and method are provided for transmitting messages related to operations of electronic devices. A management apparatus is notified of an event that occurred in a specific one of a plurality of electronic devices. The management apparatus determines one or more target devices in response to notification of the event that occurred in the specific electronic device. An event message corresponding to the event that occurred in the specific electronic device is created. The management apparatus transmits the event message to the one or more target devices. The one or more target devices output the received event message.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting messages related to operations of electronic devices, the method comprising;

receiving, at a management apparatus, an event notification message from a specific electronic device where an event occurs;

analyzing, at the management apparatus, the event notification message;

determining, at the management apparatus, one or more target devices, which are registered as target users of the specific electronic device, to report the event that occurred in the specific electronic device; and

transmitting, at the management apparatus, an event message corresponding to the event that occurred in the specific electronic device to the determined one or more target devices,

wherein the target devices are determined based on whether the one or more target devices are located indoors or outdoors.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing the event notification message comprises at least one of:

identifying a type of the specific electronic device transmitting the event notification message;

identifying a type of event corresponding to the event notification message;

identifying a target user according to the type of event;

identifying a type of an electronic device that the target user uses; and

identifying a state of the electronic device that the target user uses.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein determining the one or more target devices comprises determining the one or more target devices based on at least one of an urgency of the event that occurred, the target user, a location of one or more another electronic devices, the type of the one or more another electronic devices, or a state of the one or more another electronic devices.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein determining the one or more target devices comprises determining the one or more target devices based on an order of priority relating to an urgency of the event, the location of the one or more another electronic devices, a type of the target electronic device, and the state of the one or more another electronic devices.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein identifying a target user comprises:

extracting information on a target user who uses the specific electronic device from the event notification message if the event has a first level of urgency; and

extracting information on all target users who receive a message reporting the event if the event has a second level of urgency.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein determining the one or more target devices comprises:

detecting a location of each of the one or more another electronic devices that target users use; and

when the one or more another electronic devices are located indoors, determining which of the one or more another electronic devices used by the target users are turned on.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein determining the one or more target devices comprises:

when the one or more another electronic devices of target users comprise a plurality of target users which are located both indoors and outdoors, determining which of the one or more turned on another electronic devices used by at least one of the plurality of target users is located indoors; and

when the one or more another electronic devices are located outdoors, determining pieces of user equipment used by the target users.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the one or more target device comprises at least one of a piece of the specific electronic device, which is used by a target user.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the event message comprises:

an identifier indicating that the event message reports the event that occurred in the specific electronic device; and

state information reporting information regarding the specific electronic device where the event has occurred, and reporting content of the event that occurred in the specific electronic device.

10. A management apparatus comprising:

a communication module configured to support communication with a plurality of electronic devices; and

a controller configured to;

receive, at the management apparatus, an event notification message from a specific electronic device where an event occurs;

analyze, at the management apparatus, the event notification message;

determine, at the management apparatus, one or more target devices, which are registered as target users of the specific electronic device, to report the event that occurred in the electronic device; and

transmit, at the management apparatus, an event message corresponding to the event that occurred in the specific electronic device to the determined one or more target devices,

wherein the target devices are determined based on whether the one or more target devices are located indoors or outdoors.

11. The management apparatus of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to at least one of:

identify a type of the specific electronic device transmitting the event notification message;

identify a type of event corresponding to the event notification message;

identify a target user according to the type of event;

identify a type of an electronic device that the target user uses; and

identify a state of the electronic device that the target user uses.

12. The management apparatus of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to determine the one or more target devices based at least one of an urgency of the event that occurred, the target user, a location of one or more another electronic devices, the type of the one or more another electronic devices, and a state of a target electronic device.

13. The management apparatus of claim 12, wherein the controller is further configured to determine the one or more target devices according to an order of priority relating to the urgency of the event, the location of the one or more another electronic devices, the type of the one or more another electronic devices, and a state of the one or more another electronic devices.

14. The management apparatus of claim 12, wherein the controller is further configured to:

detect a location of each of the one or more another electronic devices that target users use; and

when the one or more another electronic devices are located indoors, determining which of the one or more another electronic devices used by the target users are turned on.

15. The management apparatus of claim 12, wherein the controller is further configured to:

determine, when the one or more another electronic devices of target users comprise a plurality of target users that are located both indoors and outdoors, which of the one or more turned on another electronic devices used by at least one of the plurality of target user is located indoors; and

when the one or more another electronic devices are located outdoors, determine pieces of user equipment used by the target users as the one or more target devices.

16. The management apparatus of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to:

extract information on a target user who uses the specific electronic device from the event notification message if the event has a first level of urgency; and

extract information on all target users who receive a message reporting the event if the event has a second level of urgency.