Method for controlling and an electronic device thereof

• US 9,743,222 B2
• Filed: 08/27/2015
• Issued: 08/22/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Choi, Jong-Ho, Kang, Hyuk, Lim, Kyung-Soo, Kim, Min-Ji, Yoo, Jae-Bong, Jeon, Seung-Young, Hong, Duk-Ki, Kim, Sang-Don
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Tuan A
• Application Number:
  US14/837,182
• Publication Number:
  US 20160066127A1
• Time in Patent Office: 726 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/55 Remote control arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/5894 SIM cards
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/80 Arrangements for controlling instruments
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/85 Arrangements for transferring vehicle- or driver-related data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/18 using different networks or channels, e.g. using out of band channels cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving distinctive intermediate devices or communication paths H04L9/0827; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for authentication using a plurality of channels H04L9/3215
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/37 Managing security policies for mobile devices or for controlling mobile applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/50 Secure pairing of devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/71 Hardware identity
• 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: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A control method and an electronic device thereof are provided. A first electronic device can include a communication unit and a control unit configured to perform providing device identification information to a second electronic device based on a beacon received from the second electronic device through the communication unit, and conducting at least one function corresponding to the signal received from the second electronic device.

Claims

1. A first electronic device comprising:

a communication unit; and

a control unit configured to control the communication unit to receive a first signal comprising application identification information from a second electronic device, control the communication unit to transmit device identification information to the second electronic device based on the application identification information in response to receiving the first signal, control the communication unit to receive a second signal from the second electronic device, and execute at least one function related to an application corresponding to the application identification information based on the received second signal.

2. The first electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first signal comprises a beacon signal comprising the application identification information.

3. The first electronic device of claim 1, wherein the device identification information comprises at least one of a device identifier, a vehicle identifier, and a vehicle application setting value.

4. The first electronic device of claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the communication unit to transmit the device identification information to the second electronic device using a first communication method, and controls the communication unit to receives the second signal from the second electronic device using a second communication method.

5. The first electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a display; and

at least one sensor,

wherein the control unit controls the at least one sensor to measure user body information based on at least one of a vehicle movement, a movement of the first electronic device, and a body motion based on the second signal and controls the display to output measured body information.

6. The first electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a display,

wherein, when a disembarking pattern is detected, the control unit controls the communication unit to receives steering rotation information from the second electronic device and controls the display to outputs the received steering rotation information.

7. The first electronic device of claim 1, wherein, when detecting a vehicle state, the control unit controls the first electronic device according to the vehicle state.

8. The first electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one sensor,

wherein, when detecting communication connection to the second electronic device, the control unit uses a sensor value collected by the at least one sensor in a first manner, and when detecting communication disconnection from the second electronic device, the control unit uses a sensor value collected by the at least one sensor in a second manner.

9. The first electronic device of claim 1, wherein, when detecting communication connection to the second electronic device, the control unit controls the communication unit to transmit information relating to at least portion of operations of the second electronic device, to the first electronic device.

10. An electronic device comprising:

a communication unit; and

a control unit configured to control the communication unit to transmit a first signal comprising application identification information, control the communication unit to receive device identification information from another electronic device in response to transmitting the first signal, and control the communication unit to transmit a second signal for executing at least one function related to an application corresponding to the application identification information to the another electronic device.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the control unit controls the communication unit to receives authentication information from the another electronic device, and provides, based on the authentication information received from the another electronic device, the another electronic device with the signal.

12. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the control unit outputs information of at least one function executed in the electronic device, through the another electronic device.

13. A method for controlling a first electronic device, comprising:

receiving a first signal comprising application identification information from a second electronic device;

transmitting device identification information to the second electronic device based on the application identification information in response to receiving the first signal;

receiving a second signal from the second electronic device; and

executing at least one function related to an application corresponding to the application identification information based on the second signal.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the transmitting of the device identification information comprises:

transmitting the device identification information comprising at least one of a device identifier, a vehicle identifier, and a vehicle application setting value, to the second electronic device.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the executing of the at least one function related to an application comprises:

measuring user body information based on at least one of a vehicle movement, a movement of the first electronic device, and a body motion based on the second signal; and

outputting the measured body information.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the executing of the at least one function related to an application comprises:

detecting a disembarking pattern;

receiving steering rotation information from the second electronic device; and

outputting the received steering rotation information.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the executing of the at least one function related to an application comprises:

detecting a vehicle state; and

controlling the first electronic device according to the vehicle state.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the executing of the at least one function related to an application comprises:

when detecting communication connection to the second electronic device, using a sensor value collected by a sensor in a first manner, and when detecting communication disconnection from the second electronic device, using a sensor value collected by the sensor in a second manner.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein the executing of the at least one function related to an application comprises:

when detecting communication connection to the second electronic device, transmitting information relating to at least portion of operations of the second electronic device, to the first electronic device.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a plurality of executable instructions wherein execution of the executable instructions by a processor causes receiving a first signal comprising application identification information from a second electronic device, transmitting device identification information to the second electronic device based on the application identification information in response to receiving the first signal, receiving a second signal from the second electronic device, and executing at least one function related to an application corresponding to the application identification information based on the received second signal.