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US 10,447,785 · App. 15/527,310 · Granted Oct 15, 2019

Digital device and method for controlling same

Inventors: Doyoung Lee (Seoul, KR); Sihwa Park (Seoul, KR); Sinae Chun (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04L67/125G08C17/02H04L12/12H04L12/282H04L12/2803H04W4/70G08C2201/93H04L2012/285H04L2012/2841
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Patent No.
US 10,447,785
App. No.
15/527,310
Granted
Oct 15, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for controlling a digital device according to one embodiment of the present specification may comprise the steps of: detecting a first control input for executing a first operation which is associated with a first configuration value and which is executable by utilizing a main device; transmitting, to the main device, a first triggering signal for executing the first operation on the basis of the first control input; detecting a second control input for executing a first operation which is associated with a second configuration value and which is not executable by utilizing the main device alone; detecting a cooperative device associated with the first operation; and providing a notification for the cooperative device.

Claims (39)

1. A digital device comprising:

a transceiver exchanging information with external devices including at least one main device and at least one cooperation device;

a display displaying visual information;

a sensor detecting a control input and delivering the detected control input to a processor; and

the processor controlling the transceiver, the display, and the sensor that are operably coupled to the processor,

wherein the processor:

transmits a first triggering signal for executing a first operation to the main device if the detected control input is intended to execute the first operation and the control input for a first configuration value which is executable using the main device is detected;

detects the cooperation device related to the first operation and provides a notification about the cooperation device if the control input for a second configuration value which is not executable using the main device only is detected; and

detects the cooperation device on the basis of operation attributes of the first operation.

2. The digital device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor further transmits the first triggering signal for executing the first operation to the main device if the cooperation device is detected, and further transmits a second triggering signal related to the first operation to the cooperation device.

3. The digital device according to claim 2 , wherein the main device that has received the first triggering signal and the cooperation device that has received the second triggering signal simultaneously execute the first operation on the basis of the second configuration value.

4. The digital device according to claim 2 , wherein the main device that has received the first triggering signal executes the first operation, and the cooperation device that has received the second triggering signal executes a second operation which is a sub-operation of the first operation and is executed based on the second configuration value.

5. The digital device according to claim 4 , wherein the processor receives surrounding environment sensing information on the second configuration value from at least one of the main device and the cooperation device.

6. The digital device according to claim 5 , wherein the processor transmits a third triggering signal to the cooperation device if the received surrounding environment sensing information satisfies the second configuration value, and the cooperation device ends the second operation if the third triggering signal is received.

7. The digital device according to claim 1 , wherein, if a plurality of the cooperation devices related to the first operation are detected, the processor provides a notification for each of the cooperation devices.

8. The digital device according to claim 7 , wherein the processor configures a priority for the cooperation devices on the basis of the operation attributes of the first operation and the second configuration value.

9. The digital device according to claim 8 , wherein the processor provides the notification on the basis of the priority.

10. The digital device according to claim 7 , wherein the processor displays a first interface including visual information on each of the cooperation devices and the main device.

11. The digital device according to claim 10 , wherein, if the control input for selecting first visual information on the first one of the cooperation devices is detected from the first interface, the processor transmits the second triggering signal related to the first operation to the first cooperation device.

12. The digital device according to claim 11 , wherein the processor ends the display of the first interface if the first operation for the second configuration value is executable using the main device and the first cooperation device.

13. The digital device according to claim 11 , wherein the processor further displays a first indicator on the first interface if the first operation for the second configuration value is not executable using the main device and the first cooperation device, the first indicator including recommendation information on the cooperation devices.

14. The digital device according to claim 10 , wherein the processor further displays a second interface for controlling a configuration value for the first operation if the control input for executing the first operation is detected.

15. The digital device according to claim 14 , wherein the processor further displays a first indicator on the second interface, the first indicator including a configuration value which is executable using the main device only.

16. The digital device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor transmits operation information to the main device, and if device information transmitted from the main device is received based on the operation information, detects the cooperation device on the basis of the received device information.

17. The digital device according to claim 1 , wherein the notification includes at least one of a voice notification, a text notification, or an image notification.

18. An IoT (Internet of Things) system comprising:

a digital device comprising a processor for controlling whether to execute an operation by using a triggering signal;

a main appliance receiving a first triggering signal from the digital device and executing a first operation on the basis of the first triggering signal; and

a cooperation appliance receiving a second triggering signal related to the first operation from the digital device and executing a second operation on the basis of the second triggering signal,

wherein the processor:

transmits the first triggering signal for executing the first operation to the main appliance if the digital device detects a first control input for a first configuration value which is executable using the main appliance;

detects the cooperation appliance and provides a notification about the cooperation appliance if the digital device detects a second control input for a second configuration value which is not executable using the main appliance only; and

detects the cooperation appliance on the basis of operation attributes of the first operation.

19. A method for controlling a digital device, the method comprising:

detecting a first control input for executing a first operation for a first configuration value which is executable using a main device;

transmitting a first triggering signal for executing the first operation to the main device on the basis of the first control input;

detecting a second control input for executing the first operation for a second configuration value which is not executable using the main device only;

detecting a cooperation device related to the first operation, wherein the cooperation device is detected on the basis of operation attributes of the first operation; and

providing a notification about the cooperation device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2017
From: LEE, DOYOUNG; PARK, SIHWA; CHUN, SINAE
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 042401/0412 →
Continuity (1)
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