Method and apparatus for binding intelligent device

• US 9,954,691 B2
• Filed: 12/01/2015
• Issued: 04/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Inventors: Ren, Qiao, Zhao, Ming, Hou, Enxing
• Primary Examiner(s): Roberts, Brian
• Application Number:
  US14/955,972
• Publication Number:
  US 20160191266A1
• Time in Patent Office: 875 Days
• Field of Search: None
• 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 12/281 indicating a format for calling an appliance service function in a home automation network for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for binding an intelligent device are provided. In the method, the apparatus acquires an intelligent device list that includes binding states of intelligent devices with a current user account. The apparatus acquires an operation instruction for an intelligent device in the intelligent device list. The apparatus then update a binding state of the intelligent device with the current user account according to the operation instruction.

Claims

1. A method for binding an intelligent device to a user account, comprising:

acquiring, by an apparatus comprising a processor and a screen, an intelligent device list comprising binding states of intelligent devices with a current user account;

acquiring, by the apparatus, an operation instruction for an intelligent device in the intelligent device list; and

updating, by the apparatus, a binding state of the intelligent device with the current user account according to the operation instruction,

wherein acquiring the intelligent device list comprises;

acquiring, from a server end, a first intelligent device list comprising at least one intelligent device bound to the current user account;

acquiring, from a local gateway device, a second intelligent device list comprising devices operating in the same local area network with the apparatus; and

inquiring, by the apparatus, the server end for binding states of all the intelligent devices in the second intelligent device list.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein acquiring the intelligent device list further comprises:

generating, by the apparatus, a third intelligent device list according to intelligent devices which are not bound to a user account in the second intelligent device list; and

combining, by the apparatus, the first intelligent device list and the third intelligent device list to obtain the acquired intelligent device list.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein acquiring the operation instruction for the intelligent device in the intelligent device list comprises:

acquiring a binding instruction for an intelligent device that is not bound to a user account in the intelligent device list; and

the updating a binding state of the intelligent device with the current user account according to the operation instruction, comprises;

binding the intelligent device to the current user account according to the binding instruction.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein binding the intelligent device to the current user account comprises:

sending a binding request carrying information of the intelligent device and information of the current user account to a server end to make the server end save a binding relationship between the intelligent device and the current user account according to the binding request.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the acquiring an operation instruction for an intelligent device in the intelligent device list, comprises:

acquiring an unbinding instruction for an intelligent device that is bound to the current user account in the intelligent device list; and

the updating a binding state of the intelligent device with the current user account according to the operation instruction, comprises;

releasing the binding between the intelligent device and the current user account according to the unbinding instruction.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein releasing the binding between the intelligent device and the current user account comprises:

sending an unbinding request carrying information of the intelligent device and information of the current user account to a server end to make the server end delete a saved binding relationship between the intelligent device and the current user account according to the unbinding request.

7. An apparatus for binding an intelligent device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to perform;

acquiring an intelligent device list comprising binding states of intelligent devices with a current user account;

acquiring an operation instruction for an intelligent device in the intelligent device list; and

updating a binding state of the intelligent device with the current user account according to the operation instruction,

wherein the processor is further configured to perform;

acquiring, from a server end, a first intelligent device list comprising at least one intelligent device bound to the current user account;

acquiring, from a local gateway device, a second intelligent device list comprising intelligent devices operating in the same local area network with the apparatus; and

inquiring the server end for binding states of all the intelligent devices in the second intelligent device list.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the processor is configured to perform:

generating a third intelligent device list according to intelligent devices which are not

bound to a user account in the second intelligent device list; and

combining the first intelligent device list and the third intelligent device list to obtain the acquired intelligent device list.

9. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the processor is configured to perform:

acquiring a binding instruction for an intelligent device that is not bound to a user

account in the intelligent device list; and

binding the intelligent device to the current user account according to the binding instruction.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to perform:

sending a binding request carrying information of the intelligent device and information

of the current user account to a server end to make the server end save a binding relationship between the intelligent device and the current user account according to the binding request.

11. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the processor is configured to perform:

acquiring an unbinding instruction for an intelligent device that is bound to the current user account in the intelligent device list; and

releasing the binding between the intelligent device and the current user account according to the unbinding instruction.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to perform:

sending an unbinding request carrying information of the intelligent device and information of the current user account to a server end to make the server end delete a saved binding relationship between the intelligent device and the current user account according to the unbinding request.

13. A non-transitory storage medium comprising instructions, executable by a processor in an apparatus, for performing acts comprising:

acquiring an intelligent device list, the intelligent device list comprising binding states of intelligent devices with a current user account;

acquiring an operation instruction for an intelligent device in the intelligent device list; and

updating a binding state of the intelligent device with the current user account according to the operation instruction,

wherein acquiring the intelligent device list comprises;

acquiring, by an apparatus from a server end, a first intelligent device list comprising intelligent devices bound to the current user account;

acquiring, from a local gateway device, a second intelligent device list comprising intelligent devices operating in the same local area network with the apparatus;

inquiring, by the apparatus, the server end for binding states of all the intelligent devices in the second intelligent device list;

generating, by the apparatus, a third intelligent device list according to intelligent devices which are not bound to a user account in the second intelligent device list and combining, by the apparatus, the first intelligent device list and the third intelligent device list to obtain the acquired intelligent device list.

14. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 13, wherein acquiring the operation instruction for an intelligent device in the intelligent device list comprises:

acquiring a binding instruction for an intelligent device that is not bound to a user account in the intelligent device list; and

the updating a binding state of the intelligent device with the current user account according to the operation instruction, comprises;

binding the intelligent device to the current user account according to the binding instruction.

15. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 14, wherein binding the intelligent device to the current user account comprises:

sending a binding request carrying information of the intelligent device and information of the current user account to a server end to make the server end save a binding relationship between the intelligent device and the current user account according to the binding request.

16. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 13, wherein acquiring the operation instruction for an intelligent device in the intelligent device list, comprises:

acquiring an unbinding instruction for an intelligent device that is bound to the current user account in the intelligent device list; and

the updating a binding state of the intelligent device with the current user account according to the operation instruction, comprises;

releasing the binding between the intelligent device and the current user account according to the unbinding instruction.

17. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 16, wherein releasing the binding between the intelligent device and the current user account comprises:

sending an unbinding request carrying information of the intelligent device and information of the current user account to a server end to make the server end delete a saved binding relationship between the intelligent device and the current user account according to the unbinding request.