IP Library Granted Patent US 9,767,684
Granted Patent B2
US 9,767,684 · App. 15/282,819 · Granted Sep 19, 2017

Method and device for controlling device using Bluetooth in wireless communication system

Inventors: Jinkwon Lim (Seoul, KR); Younghwan Kwon (Seoul, KR); Jingu Choi (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
G08C17/02G08C2201/50G08C2201/60
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,767,684
App. No.
15/282,819
Granted
Sep 19, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for a first device being controlled by a control device using a Bluetooth Lowe Energy (LE). The present invention provides a method and apparatus including establishing a Bluetooth LE connection with the control device; receiving a write request message requesting a specific operation with the second device from the control device; transmitting a write response message in response to the request message; transmitting a request message to the second device in order to perform the specific operation; and transmitting an error message indicating that a performance of the specific operation is failed to the control device, when failing to perform the specific operation with the second device within a specific time, where the request message includes time information indicating the specific time.

Claims (38)

1. A method for being controlled by a control device performed by a first device using a Bluetooth LE, the method comprising:

establishing a Bluetooth LE connection with the control device;

receiving a write request message requesting a specific operation with the second device from the control device;

transmitting a write response message in response to the request message;

transmitting a request message to the second device in order to perform the specific operation; and

transmitting an error message indicating that a performance of the specific operation is failed to the control device, when failing to perform the specific operation with the second device within a specific time,

wherein the request message includes time information indicating the specific time.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the error message includes reason information indicating the cause of the failure of performing the specific operation.

3. The method of claim 2 ,

wherein the reason information indicates one of a failure to receive a response to the request message message, an encryption key mismatch, the first device performing another operation, or the second device not being an acceptable device.

4. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the specific operation is establishing the Bluetooth LE connection with the second device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of establishing the Bluetooth LE connection with the control device further comprises,

transmitting an advertising message to the control device; and

receiving a connection request message for the Bluetooth LE connection from the control device.

6. A method for controlling a first device performed by a control device using a Bluetooth LE, the method comprising:

establishing a Bluetooth LE connection with at least one of the first device or a second device;

receiving a write request message requesting a specific operation with at least one of the first device or the second device;

receiving a write response message in response to the request message;

receiving a message indicating a performance result of the specific operation within a specific time from at least one of the first device or the second device; and

outputting the performance result of the specific operation.

7. The method of claim 6 ,

wherein the message further includes reason information indicating a failure reason, when failing to perform the specific operation.

8. The method of claim 7 ,

wherein the step of outputting the performance result includes outputting the failure reason together with the performance result.

9. The method of claim 6 ,

wherein the error reason indicates one of a failure to receive a response to the request message, an encryption key mismatch, performing another operation, or target device not being an acceptable device.

10. A first device being controlled by a control device using a Bluetooth LE, the first device comprising:

a communication unit for communicating with external devices in wireless or wired manner; and

a processor functionally connected to the communication unit,

wherein the processor is configured to:

establishing a Bluetooth LE connection with the control device;

receiving a write request message requesting a specific operation with a second device from the control device;

transmitting a write response message in response to the request message;

transmitting a request message to the second device in order to perform the specific operation; and

transmitting an error message indicating that a performance of the specific operation is failed to the control device, when failing to perform the specific operation with the second device within a specific time,

wherein the request message includes time information indicating the specific time.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2016
From: LIM, JINKWON; KWON, YOUNGHWAN; CHOI, JINGU
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 040940/0413 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62236160 · Oct 2, 2015
Provisional Application 62242316 · Oct 16, 2015
Related Publication 20170154522A1 · Jun 1, 2017