Mobile device

• US 9,760,268 B2
• Filed: 11/05/2014
• Issued: 09/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jeon, Ji Hyun, Shin, Young Sun, Hong, Eun Kyung, Seo, Sun Young, Yun, So Young, Yoon, Jiyoon
• Primary Examiner(s): WENG, PEI YONG
• Application Number:
  US14/533,598
• Publication Number:
  US 20150286388A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,042 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/12 Arrangements for remote connection or disconnection of substations or of equipment thereof
• 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 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0817 by checking functioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes

Abstract

A mobile device includes a storage unit that stores information of previously registered electrical devices and an application for monitoring and controlling the previously registered electrical devices, a communication unit that communicates with the previously registered electrical device, a user interface unit that includes an overview part and a widget part, outputs an operation status of the previously registered electrical device, and receives an operation command of at least one of the previously registered electrical devices, a control unit that controls the user interface unit so that the operation status of the previously registered electrical device is output when the application is executed, and controls an operation of the at least one electrical device based on the operation command input to the user interface unit.

Claims

1. A mobile device comprising:

a memory configured to store information of previously registered electrical devices;

an application configured to monitor and control an operation of the previously registered electrical devices;

a transceiver configured to communicate with the previously registered electrical devices;

a display configured to display an operation status of the previously registered electrical devices;

an input configured to receive an operation command of at least one of the previously registered electrical devices; and

at least one processor configured to;

execute the application, and

control an operation of the at least one electrical device based on the operation command of the at least one electrical device when the application is executed,

wherein the application includes a message screen for inputting and outputting an interactive message with at least one previously registered electrical device,

wherein the message screen includes an interactive message display windows that displays interactive message with the at least one electrical device, and an interactive message input window for inputting interactive message with the at least one electrical device, and

wherein the interactive message input window includes at least one of a keypad for inputting characters and a button for instructing to input voice.

2. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the application includes:

a dashboard screen in which the message screen is set; and

at least one plugin screen switched by a sliding touch input to the dashboard screen and inputting and outputting a registration item and a service item associated with the previously registered electrical devices.

3. The mobile device according to claim 2, wherein the plugin screen includes:

a device confirmation button having registration information for the previously registered electrical device; and

a registration setting button associated with registering new devices.

4. The mobile device according to claim 2, wherein the plugin screen includes:

a setting changing button for changing settings of the message screen;

a service button for receiving a service associated with the previously registered electrical devices; and

a management button for each of the previously registered electrical devices.

5. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the application further includes:

an overview part that includes an icon of the previously registered electrical device; and

a status icon arranged around the icon of each of the previously registered electrical devices and guiding an ON/OFF state and a progress state of each of the previously registered electrical devices.

6. The mobile device according to claim 5, wherein when the icon of any one of the previously registered electrical devices is touched, the at least one processor is further configured to:

change the operation status of a touched electrical device, and

perform control so that the changed operation status is displayed as the status icon.

7. The mobile device according to claim 5, wherein when the icon of any one of the previously registered electrical devices is touched in a state in which a touched electrical device is ON, the at least one processor is further configured to:

confirm a progress status of the touched electrical device corresponding to the touched icon, and

control the application so that the confirmed progress status is displayed in the status icon.

8. The mobile device according to claim 5, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

confirm at least one of update, an error or a reservation status of the previously registered electrical devices, and

control the application so that the confirmed status is displayed in the status icon.

9. The mobile device according to claim 5,

wherein the application further includes:

a master key part for causing the previously registered electrical device to operate based on a previously set operation command, and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to;

change the operation status of the previously registered electrical device in response to a touch input of the master key part and an operation command input of the message screen, and

control the application so that the changed operation status is displayed in the status icon.

10. The mobile device according to claim 5,

wherein the overview part further includes a movement button for moving the icon to change a display position,

wherein the movement button includes:

a first direction button for instructing movement from a current screen displayed currently in the overview part to a screen extending in a first direction; and

a second direction button for instructing movement from the current screen to a screen extending in a second direction that is a direction opposite to the first direction,

wherein icons of a predetermined number of the previously registered electrical devices within the current screen displayed currently in the overview part are shifted by one column in the second direction to rearrange the icons when the first direction button is selected, and

wherein the icons of the predetermined number of the previously registered electrical devices within the current screen displayed currently in the overview part are shifted by one column in the first direction to rearrange the icons when the second direction button is selected.

11. The mobile device according to claim 10, wherein when an icon of a new electrical device in an outermost column of the screen displaying the overview part is rearranged in the selected direction, an icon of a previously registered electrical device arranged in an outermost column in a direction opposite to the selected direction disappears.

12. The mobile device according to claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause a screen of a widget part to be kept in a current state when the movement button of the overview part is touched.

13. The mobile device according to claim 9,

wherein the master key part includes a going out button, a coming home button, and a good night button for collectively controlling previously registered electrical devices, and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

confirm a button, selected from among the going out, coming home and good night buttons, touched in the input, and

cause an operation command to be transferred to the registered electrical device based on the confirmed button.

14. The mobile device according to claim 13, wherein the master key part further includes:

a setting button for setting and changing the operation command of the previously registered electrical devices for each of the going out button, the coming home button, and the good night button.

15. The mobile device according to claim 13, wherein the master key part further includes:

a setting button for adding and deleting a button for collectively controlling the previously registered electrical devices.

16. The mobile device according to claim 1,

wherein the application further includes a home view part that outputs an image in home, and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

display an image of the inside of the home of a user at previously set time intervals in the home view part, and

enlarge and display a home view image on a dashboard screen when a touch command is input.

17. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the message screen includes:

an icon selection window including the icon of each of the previously registered electrical devices and used to select at least one icon.

18. The mobile device according to claim 17, wherein the interactive message input window includes a transfer button that transfers an interactive message input.

19. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the interactive message input window includes a plurality of shortcut buttons in which the operation commands of the respective registered electrical devices are set.

20. The mobile device according to claim 17, wherein the interactive message input window further includes a target window that displays the icon of an electrical device among the previously registered electrical devices that is an interaction target.

21. The mobile device according to claim 17, wherein the interactive message input window further includes an all-device selection icon that causes all of the previously registered electrical devices to be interaction targets.

22. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine whether the operation status of at least one of the previously registered electrical devices is changed in a state in which the application is not executed, and

cause notice information corresponding to the change of the operation status to be displayed as a popup window on a home screen when determining that the operation status of the at least one of the previously registered electrical devices is changed.

23. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause notice information for update, an error, and management time of at least one of the previously registered electrical devices to be displayed as a popup window on a home screen in a state in which the application is not executed.

24. A mobile device comprising:

a memory configured to store information of previously registered electrical devices;

an application for monitoring and controlling the previously registered electrical devices;

a transceiver that communicates with the previously registered electrical devices;

a user interface that outputs icons of the previously registered electrical devices, a movement button for moving the icon to change a display position, and a status icon arranged around the icon and guiding an operation status of the previously registered electrical devices, and receives an operation command of at least one of the previously registered electrical devices; and

a processor configured to;

execute the application,

control the user interface so that the operation status of the previously registered electrical devices is output when the application is executed,

change the operation status of the electrical device corresponding to a touched icon when the icon of any one of the previously registered electrical devices displayed on the user interface is touched, and

control the user interface so that an operation status of the status icon corresponding to the touched icon is changed.

25. The mobile device according to claim 24, wherein the processor is further configured to:

confirm an ON/OFF state of the previously registered electrical devices,

transfer an OFF command to the any one of the previously registered electrical devices when the icon is touched in a state in which the any one of the previously registered electrical device is ON,

transfer an ON command to the electrical device when the icon is touched in a state in which the any one of the previously registered electrical devices is OFF, and

control displaying of the status icon of the user interface based on the changed operation status.

26. The mobile device according to claim 24, wherein when the icon of any one of the previously registered electrical devices is touched in a state in which the any one of the previously registered electrical devices is ON, the processor is further configured to:

confirm a progress status of the any one of the previously registered electrical devices corresponding to the touched icon,

confirm update, an error, and a reservation status of the any one of previously registered electrical devices, and

control displaying of the status icon of the user interface based on each of the confirmed information.