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Granted Patent B2
US 10,394,201 · App. 15/196,840 · Granted Aug 27, 2019

Method and apparatus for controlling device of one region among a plurality of regions

Inventors: Gyungmin Park (Suwon-si, KR); Hogun Lim (Seoul, KR); Hyoyong Jeong (Yongin-si, KR); Hyunsuk Min (Suwon-si, KR); Sangsun Choi (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
G05B15/02H04L12/283H04L41/0806H04L67/125H04W4/043H04W4/38H04W4/50H04W4/70
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Patent No.
US 10,394,201
App. No.
15/196,840
Granted
Aug 27, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of a server for controlling, a device of one region among a plurality of regions is provided. The method includes acquiring situation information of a first region among the plurality of regions, determining a state of a user in the first region based on the acquired situation information of the first region, determining a device set-up value of a second region adjacent to the first region among the plurality of regions based on the determined state of the user in the first region, and transmitting the determined device set-up value of the second region to a device of the second region or a gateway connected to the device of the second region.

Claims (37)

1. A method of a server for controlling a device in a second region of a second user among a plurality of regions, the method comprising:

acquiring situation information of a first region being adjacent to the second region among the plurality of regions, the situation information being determined based on information from sensors located in the first region;

identifying a threshold of an output for devices in the second region based on the situation information of the first region;

determining an operation value for the device, which is located in the second region, based on a noise level of the second region, the operation value being determined based on the noise level of the second region and the threshold; and

transmitting the operation value to the device or a gateway connected to the device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operation value is determined based on whether a first user is present or absent in the first region.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operation value is determined so that a sum of an output of the device corresponding to the operation value and the noise level does not exceed the threshold.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a message associated with a state of a first user in the first region; and

transmitting the message to the device in the second region or the gateway.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the acquiring of the situation information includes acquiring the situation information according to a request of the second user or a request of the gateway.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a state of a first user in the first region based on the situation information and characteristic information associated with a use behavior of the first region.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to output a sound or vibration.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensors include at least one of a motion detection sensor, a door open and close detection sensor, a temperature sensor, or an illumination sensor.

9. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the operation value is determined based on property information of the first region, and

wherein the property information includes at least one of a size of the first region or a type of the first region.

10. A server for controlling a device in a second region of a second user among a plurality of regions, the server comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to:

acquire situation information of a first region being adjacent to the second region among the plurality of regions, the situation information being determined based on information from sensors located in the first region,

identify a threshold of an output for devices in the second region based on the situation information of the first region,

determine an operation value for the device, which is located in the second region, based on a noise level of the second region, the operation value being determined based on the noise level of the second region and the threshold, and

transmit the operation value to the device or a gateway connected to the device.

11. The server of claim 10 , wherein the operation value is determined based on whether a first user is present or absent in the first region.

12. The server of claim 10 , wherein the operation value is determined so that a sum of an output of the device corresponding to the operation value and the noise level does not exceed the threshold.

13. The server of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine a message associated with a state of a first user in the first region, and

transmit the message to the device in the second region or the gateway.

14. The server of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to acquire the situation information according to a request of the second user or a request of the gateway.

15. The server of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine a state of a first user in the first region based on the situation information and characteristic information associated with a use behavior of the first region.

16. The server of claim 10 , wherein the device is configured to output a sound or vibration.

17. The server of claim 10 , wherein the sensors include at least one of a motion detection sensor, a door open and close detection sensor, a temperature sensor, or an illumination sensor.

18. The server of claim 10 ,

wherein the operation value is determined based on property information of the first region, and

wherein the property information includes at least one of a size of the first region or a type of the first region.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2016
From: PARK, GYUNGMIN; LIM, HOGUN; JEONG, HYOYONG; MIN, HYUNSUK; CHOI, SANGSUN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2015-0092544 · Jun 29, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160378084A1 · Dec 29, 2016