Wireless network connection controlling method using device impact, application program controlling method, and devices thereof

• US 9,313,314 B2
• Filed: 03/23/2010
• Issued: 04/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung SDS (China) Co., Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung SDS (China) Co., Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Kim, Jin Young, Chang, Jin Yeop, Yoon, Hyo Jin, Lee, Won-Il, Lee, Chung Hyeok
• Primary Examiner(s): SWEET, LONNIE V
• Application Number:
  US13/265,559
• Publication Number:
  US 20120140676A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,212 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1636 Sensing arrangement for detection of a tap gesture on the housing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/04 Network management architectures or arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 1/00 Details of selecting apparatus or arrangements

Abstract

Wireless network connection control method of performing control for establishing and releasing wireless network connection with another device when impacts are applied to devices, application program control method of performing control for setting and executing application program when impacts are applied to devices, and device including wireless network connection control function and application program control function which use a device impact are disclosed. According to the present invention, provided is a wireless network connection control method of a device using a device impact, including generating a corresponding impact event when physical impact applied from the outside is sensed, transceiving a search message between devices based on a time at which the impact event occurred, searching for another device in which the impact event has occurred at the same time, and performing a predetermined protocol with a corresponding device according to a search result and establishing an inter-device wireless network connection.

Claims

1. A wireless network connection control method of a device using a physical impact, comprising:

generating a first impact event when the physical impact applied to the device being a first device from the outside is detected;

transmitting a search message including the time at which the first impact event occurred and searching for a second device in which the first impact event occurred at the same time;

performing a predetermined protocol with the second device and establishing an inter-device wireless network connection with the second device when the second device is found as a result of the searching;

when the second device is not found as a result of the searching, recognizing by the first device, the first impact event as having occurred only in the first device and causing by the first device, the first device to enter a predetermined state;

performing by the first device, a predetermined operation when a second impact event occurs in the first device within a time period from the time in which the first impact event occurred, the second impact event occurring in the predetermined state of the first device which was entered when the second device was not found;

sensing by each of the first device and the second device. at least one impact event while the inter-device wireless network connection is established between the first device and the second device; and

setting the first device as a first mode and setting the second device as a second mode different from the first mode based on a difference between the number of impact event sensed by the first device and the number of impact event sensed by the second device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first impact event is generated when a sensed impact value exceeds a predetermined threshold.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the time at which the first impact event occurred included in the search message is represented by a timer driving count value of the first device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the time at which the first impact event occurred included in the search message is represented by an absolute time.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the searching for the second device performs searching for a device during a time period corresponding to a device search error allowable range value obtained by setting an error range value of a time driving clock of the first device in proportion to the time elapsed since the first impact event.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing the predetermined operation comprises creating a special pre-defined connection with another device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a wireless network connection release impact event when an impact applied to the first device from the outside is sensed in a state in which a wireless network is connected between the first device and the second device;

upon generating the wireless connecting release impact event, transmitting a search message to find devices which have generated impact events at the same time as the release impact event; and

when a device found as the search result is a device that is already connected, performing a predetermined protocol with the found device and releasing an inter-device wireless network connection with the found device.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a user with the content of the process of establishing the wireless network connection, the content of the process of establishing the wireless network connection in the special relation, or the content of the process of releasing the wireless network connection, wherein advanced settings or function change settings are performed by the user'"'"'s selection.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein when a device without an impact sensor receives a device search message on the occurrence of an impact event from another device having an impact sensor, the content of the received device search message is provided to a user via a user interface, and the wireless network connection is established or released between the device without an impact sensor and the device having an impact sensor by the user'"'"'s selection.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the search message includes a group ID.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the search message includes encryption information using the time at which the first impact event occurred as a seed, encryption information using the group ID as a seed, and encryption information using the time at which the first impact event occurred and the group ID as a seed.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the user can control additional settings regarding the frequency of data transmissions, by varying the number of impact events.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein an inter-device wireless network connection relation is set based on a comparison of movement values of the first device and the second device before or after the first impact event occurred or based on motion values of the first device and the second device before or after the first impact event occurred.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein an inter-device wireless network connection relation is set based on voice values (or acoustic values) of the first device and the second device before or after the first impact event occurred.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the generation of the first impact event is suppressed when a certain wireless network connection control lock is set.

16. An application program control method of a device using a physical impact, comprising:

generating by the device being a first device, a first impact event when the physical impact applied to the first device from the outside is detected in a state in which a wireless network is connected between the first device and a second device;

transmitting a search message including the time at which the first impact event occurred and searching for the second device in which the first impact event occurred at the same time;

transferring the search result to an application program and executing functions provided by the application program and changing settings of the first device when the second device is found as the search result;

when the second device is not found as the search result, recognizing by the first device, the first impact event as having occurred only in the first device, and causing by the first device, the first device to enter a predetermined state;

performing by the first device, a predetermined operation when a second impact event occurs in the first device within a time period from the time in which the first impact event occurred, the second impact event occurring in the predetermined state of the first device which was entered when the second device was not found;

sensing by each of the first device and the second device, at least one impact event while the inter-device wireless network connection is established between the first device and the second device; and

setting the first device as a first mode and setting the second device as a second mode different from the first mode based on a difference between the number of impact event sensed by the first device and the number of impact event sensed by the second device.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the performing the predetermined operation comprises creating a pre-defined connection with another device.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the generating of the first impact event includes generating a corresponding impact event when the sensed impact value exceeds a predetermined threshold.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the time at which the first impact event occurred included in the search message is represented by a timer driving count value of the first device.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the time at which the first impact event occurred included in the search message is represented by an absolute time.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein the searching for the second device performs searching for a device during a time period corresponding to a device search error allowable range value obtained by setting an error range value of a time driving clock of the first device in proportion to the time elapsed since the impact event.

22. The method of claim 16, comprising providing a user with the content of the process of performing execution of an application program function and changing of settings or the content of the process of executing a pre-defined special function, wherein further advanced settings or function change settings may be performed by the user.

23. The method of claim 16, wherein when a device without an impact sensor receives a device search message on the occurrence of an impact event from another device, the content of the received device search message is provided to the user via a user interface, and the execution of an application program function between the device without an impact sensor and the another device and changing of settings or execution of the previously defined special function are performed by the user'"'"'s selection.

24. The method of claim 16, wherein the search message includes a group ID.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the search message includes encryption information using the time at which the first impact event occurred as a seed, encryption information using the group ID as a seed, and encryption information using the time at which the first impact event occurred and the group ID as a seed.

26. The method of claim 16, wherein the user can control additional setting regarding the wireless connection by varying the number of impact events.

27. The method of claim 16, wherein an inter-device wireless network connection relation is set based on a comparison of movement values of the first device and the second device before or after the first impact event occurred or based on motion values of the first device and the second device before or after the first impact event occurred.

28. The method of claim 16, wherein an inter-device wireless network connection relation is set based on voice values (or acoustic values) of the first device and the second device before or after the first impact event occurred.

29. The method of claim 16, wherein the generation of the first impact event is suppressed when a certain connection control lock is set in the application program.

30. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium recording a program for causing a computer to execute a wireless network connection control method of a device using a physical impact, the method comprising:

generating a first impact event when the physical impact applied to the device being a first device from the outside is detected;

transmitting a search message including the time at which the first impact event occurred and searching for a second device in which the first impact event occurred at the same time;

performing a predetermined protocol with the second device and establishing an inter-device wireless network connection with the second device when the second device is found as a result of the searching;

when the second device is not found as a result of the searching, recognizing by the first device, the first impact event as having occurred only in the first device and causing by the first device, the first device to enter a predetermined state;

performing by the first device, a predetermined operation when a second impact event occurs in the first device within a time period from the time in which the first impact event occurred, the second impact event occurring in the predetermined state of the first device which was entered when the second device was not found;

sensing by each of the first device and the second device, at least one impact event while the inter-device wireless network connection is established between the first device and the second device; and

setting the first device as a first mode and setting the second device as a second mode different from the first mode based on a difference between the number of impact event sensed by the first device and the number of impact event sensed by the second device.

31. A device with close-range wireless communication functionality including Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) or Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) comprising:

a sensor that measures a physical impact received by the device being a first device; and

a communication unit that performs communication with an external device;

a control unit, including a processor, that, when the measured impact exceeds a predetermined threshold, detects occurrence of a first impact event, and controls the communication unit to transmit a search message including the time at which the first impact event occurred to search for a second device in which the first impact event occurred at the same time,

wherein the control unit performs a predetermined protocol with the second device and establishes an inter-device wireless network connection with the second device when the second device is found as a result of the searching, and wherein when the second device is not found as a result of the searching, the control unit recognizes the first impact event as having occurred only in the first device, and causes the first device to enter a predetermined state, and the control unit performs a predetermined operation when a second impact event occurs in the first device within a time period from the time in which the first impact event occurred, the second impact event occurring in the predetermined state of the first device which was entered when the second device was not found, and

wherein the control unit detects occurrence of at least one impact event while the inter-device wireless network connection is established between the first device and the second device, and sets the first device as a first mode different from a second mode of the second device based on a difference between the number of impact event sensed by the first device and the number of impact event sensed by the second device.

32. The device of claim 31, further comprising a timer that counts the time at which the first impact event occurred,

wherein the control unit includes a count value acquired by the timer in the search message as the time at which the first impact event occurred.

33. The device of claim 31,

wherein the control unit includes an absolute time at which the first impact event occurred, in the search message.

34. The device of claim 31, wherein the control unit has the following additional function:

when the sensor senses an impact value exceeding the predetermined threshold in a state in which a wireless network is already connected between the first device and the second device, a wireless network connection releasing impact event is generated, a search message is transmitted from the first device through a wireless communication unit based on the time at which the wireless network connection releasing impact event occurred, and the connection with the second device in which an impact event occurred at the same time is terminated.

35. The device of claim 31, wherein when the sensor senses an impact value exceeding the predetermined threshold value in a state in which a wireless network is already connected between the first device and the second device, the control unit changes settings of a corresponding function provided by a corresponding application program or executes the corresponding function between the first device and the second device by generating an application program control impact event, by transmitting a search message from the first device to the second device through a wireless communication unit based on a time at which the application program control impact event occurred, and searching for the second device in which the application program control impact event has occurred at the same time.

36. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium recording a program for causing a computer to execute an application program control method of a device using a physical impact, the method comprising:

generating by the device being a first device, a first impact event when the physical impact applied to the first device from the outside is detected in a state in which a wireless network is connected between the first device and a second device;

transmitting a search message including the time at which the first impact event occurred and searching for the second device in which the first impact event occurred at the same time;

transferring the search result to an application program and executing functions provided by the application program and changing settings of the first device when the second device is found as the search result;

when the second device is not found as the search result, recognizing by the first device, the first impact event as having occurred only in the first device, and causing by the first device, the first device to enter a predetermined state;

performing by the first device, a predetermined operation when a second impact event occurs in the first device within a time period from the time in which the first impact event occurred, the second impact event occurring in the predetermined state of the first device which was entered when the second device was not found;

sensing by each of the first device and the second device, at least one impact event while the inter-device wireless network connection is established between the first device and the second device; and

setting the first device as a first mode and setting the second device as a second mode different from the first mode based on a difference between the number of impact event sensed by the first device and the number of impact sensed by the second device.