SERVICE PROVIDING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE

• US 20140173479A1
• Filed: 08/14/2013
• Published: 06/19/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: SHIM, Jung-hyun, LEE, Kang-min, LEE, Yeon-hee, JIN, Sun-mi, KWON, Ji-hyeon
• Granted Patent: US 9,921,728 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/765
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2809 indicating that an appliance service is present in a home automation network monitoring functionality H04L43/0817; discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services, H04L67/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2814 Exchanging control software or macros for controlling appliance services in a home automation network arrangements for maintenance or administration involving configuration of the network and network elements H04L41/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2816 Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities 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 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5058 Service discovery by the service manager
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/30 Profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display

Abstract

A screen providing device and a method of providing a user interface (UI) are provided. The method includes operations of selecting a service to be provided via a service providing device; selecting a UI configuring element stored in a database, based on the selected service; and displaying on a screen a UI comprising the UI configuring element.

Claims

1. A method of outputting a user interface (UI), the method performed by a service providing device configured to provide a UI to provide a service to a user, the method comprising:

selecting a service to be provided via the service providing device;

selecting a UI configuring element stored in a database, based on the selected service; and

displaying on a screen a UI including the UI configuring element.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the UI configuring element comprises an information type of at least one piece of information to be provided in the UI.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the database comprises a list of services that the service providing device can perform, and information relating to at least one service attribute of each of the services, and

wherein the selecting of the service comprises selecting at least one service from the service list stored in the database, based on an attribute of a target object of the service.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the target object of the service comprises one or more external devices connected to a network to which the service providing device is connected, and

wherein the selecting of the service comprises:

receiving information relating an attribute of each of the one or more external devices from the one or more external devices; and

selecting the at least one service from the service list stored in the database, based on the service attribute and the information relating to the attribute.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the displaying of the UI comprises displaying the UI configuring element on the screen, according to groups of the one or more external devices, wherein the groups are distinguished between the one or more external devices based on positions of the one or more external devices.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the target object of the service comprises at least one piece of content that is stored in the service providing device or at least one external device connected to a network to which the service providing device is connected, and

wherein the selecting of the service comprises selecting at least one service from the service list stored in the database, according to information relating to the service attribute and information relating to an attribute of the at least one piece of content.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein the target object of the service is one of a user of the service providing device, at least one external device connected to a network to which the service providing device is connected, a position of the at least one external device and content.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the UI comprises outputting the UI comprising the UI configuring element that is selected in consideration of information relating to a user of the service providing device, on the screen.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the information relating to the user comprises at least one of an age of the user, a gender of the user and an occupation of the user.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the UI comprises displaying on the screen a UI that is changed according to an update of the database.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon, wherein the program, when executed by a processor of a computer causes the computer to execute the method of claim 1.

12. A service providing device for providing a user interface (UI) configured to provide a service to a user, the service providing device comprising:

a database configured to map a list of services that the service providing device can perform to UI configuring elements, and configured to store the service list and the UI configuring elements;

a controller configured to control a service to be provided via the service providing device from the service list stored in the database, and configured to select a UI configuring element stored in the database, based on the selected service; and

a display configured to display on a screen a UI including the UI configuring element.

13. The service providing device of claim 12, wherein the UI configuring element comprises an information type of at least one piece of information configured to be in the UI.

14. The service providing device of claim 12, wherein the database comprises a list of services that the service providing device is configured to perform, and comprises information relating to at least one service attribute of each of the services, and

the controller is configured to select at least one service from the service list stored in the database, based on an attribute of a target object of a service.

15. The service providing device of claim 14, wherein the target object of the service comprises one or more external devices configured to be connected to a network to which the service providing device is connected,

the service providing device is configured to receive information relating to an attribute of each of the one or more external devices from the one or more external devices, and

the controller is configured to select the at least one service from the service list stored in the database, based on the service attribute and the information related to the attribute.

16. The service providing device of claim 15, wherein the display is configured to display the UI configuring element on the screen, according to groups of the one or more external devices, wherein the groups are distinguished between the one or more external devices based on positions of the one or more external devices.

17. The service providing device of claim 14, wherein the target object of the service comprises at least one piece of content that is configured to be stored in the service providing device or at least one external device connected to a network to which the service providing device is connected, and

the controller is configured to select at least one service from the service list stored in the database, according to information relating to the service attribute and is configured to select information related to an attribute of the at least one piece of content.

18. The service providing device of claim 14, wherein the target object of the service is one of a user of the service providing device, at least one external device connected to a network to which the service providing device is connected, a position of the at least one external device, and content.

19. The service providing device of claim 12, wherein the display is configured to output on the screen the UI comprising the UI configuring element that is selected in consideration of information relating a user of the service providing device.

20. The service providing device of claim 19, wherein the information relating to the user comprises at least one of an age of the user, a gender of the user and an occupation of the user.

21. The service providing device of claim 12, wherein the service providing device displays on the screen a UI that is changed according to an update of the database.

22. A service providing device for providing a user interface (UI), the service providing device comprising:

a database configured to map a list of services for UI configuring elements, and store the service list and the UI configuring elements;

a controller configured to select a UI configuring element stored in the database; and

a display configured to display on a screen a UI including a UI configuring element.

23. The service providing device of claim 22, wherein the UI configuring element comprises an information type of at least one piece of information configured to be in the UI.

24. The service providing device of claim 22, wherein the database comprises a list of services that the service providing device is configured to perform, and comprises information relating to at least one service attribute of each of the services, and

the controller is configured to select at least one service from the service list stored in the database, based on an attribute of a target object of a service.

25. The service providing device of claim 24, wherein the target object of the service is one of a user of the service providing device, at least one external device connected to a network to which the service providing device is connected, a position of the at least one external device, and content.