Method and an apparatus for controlling messages between host and controller

• US 9,319,492 B2
• Filed: 07/17/2009
• Issued: 04/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Son, Juhyung, Ryoo, Seunghyup, Park, Jaejoon
• Primary Examiner(s): LIAO, HSINCHUN
• Application Number:
  US13/054,260
• Publication Number:
  US 20110124297A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,468 Days
• Field of Search: 455/68, 455/436, 455/456, 235/375
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0813 characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/28 Timers or timing mechanisms used in protocols

Abstract

A method of controlling at least one message including at least one command and response is disclosed. The method includes transmitting a command from a sender to a receiver, transmitting an initial response indicating acknowledgement for receiving the command from the receiver to the sender, and transmitting a subsequent response being after the initial response as one of a plurality of responses the command from the receiver to the sender.

Claims

1. A method of controlling at least one message including at least one command and response, the method comprising:

transmitting a get command including a first parameter identifier to a receiver for retrieving first parameter value information of the receiver;

receiving a get command response corresponding to the get command, the get command response transmitting a retrieved value including the first parameter information corresponding to the first parameter identifier and first status information,

wherein the first status information indicates whether a parameter requested by the get command is available in the receiver,

wherein if the parameter requested by the get command is available, the first status information indicates a field of STATUS_OK and if the parameter requested by the get command is not available, the first status information indicates a field of STATUS_INVALID_PARAM;

transmitting a set command including second parameter identifier information to the receiver for setting a parameter of the receiver with a target value; and

receiving a set command response including second status information in response to the set command,

wherein the second status information indicates whether a parameter requested by the set command is set to a target value or not,

wherein if the parameter requested by the set command is set to a target value, the second status information indicates a field of STATUS_OK and if the parameter requested by the set command is not set to a target value, the second status information indicates a field of STATUS_INVALID_PARAM,

wherein each of the first parameter information and the second parameter information includes a parameter identifier, parameter length information and a parameter value,

wherein the parameter identifier is used for retrieving parameters, the parameter length information indicates a length of the parameter value, and the parameter value indicates a value corresponding to the parameter identifier, and

wherein all parameters within the receiver have been set to default values, and the default values are changed to the target value based on the set command.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a communication mode between the receiver and an external source.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein a parameter value within the first parameter information is defined as a length of N octets.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the target value is defined as a length of N octets.

5. An apparatus for controlling at least one message including at least one command and response corresponding to the at least one command, the apparatus comprising:

a controller configured to;

transmit a get command response corresponding to a get command including a first parameter identifier for retrieving first parameter value information of the controller, the get command response transmitting a retrieved value including the first parameter information corresponding to the first parameter identifier and first status information,

wherein the first status information indicates whether a parameter requested by the get command is available in the receiver,

wherein if the parameter requested by the get command is available, the first status information indicates a field of STATUS_OK and if the parameter requested by the get command is not available, the first status information indicates a field of STATUS_INVALID_PARAM, and

transmit a set command response corresponding to a set command including a parameter identifier to the controller for setting second parameter information of the controller with a target value, the set command response including second status information,

wherein the second status information indicates whether a parameter requested by the set command is set to a target value or not,

wherein if the parameter requested by the set command is set to a target value, the second status information indicates a field of STATUS_OK and if the parameter requested by the set command is not set to a target value, the first status information indicates a field of STATUS_INVALID_PARAM,

wherein each of the first parameter information and the second parameter information includes a parameter identifier, parameter length information and a parameter value,

wherein the parameter identifier is used for retrieving parameters, the parameter length information indicates a length of the parameter value, and the parameter value indicates a value corresponding to the parameter identifier, and

wherein all parameters within the receiver have been set to default values, and the default values are changed to the target value based on the set command.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein a parameter value within the first parameter information is defined as a length of N octets.

7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the target value is defined as a length of N octets.