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US 11,146,647 · App. 16/732,910 · Granted Oct 12, 2021

User device estimating activity state of user in home network and control method thereof

Inventors: Jinhe Jung (Suwon-si, KR); Sungwon Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Yunhu Ji (Suwon-si, KR); Yunhee Hwang (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04L67/22H04L12/2807H04L12/2829H04L67/306
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Patent No.
US 11,146,647
App. No.
16/732,910
Granted
Oct 12, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A user device is provided to estimate an activity state in a home network. A user device may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the stored instructions. The processor is configured to obtain context information and control information of at least one external electronic device from the at least one external electronic device; estimate a first activity state of a user using the context information and the control information; and transmit the first activity state to the at least one external electronic device.

Claims (33)

1. A user device comprising:

a memory configured to store instructions; and

a processor configured to execute the stored instructions to:

obtain context information and control information of at least one external electronic device from the at least one external electronic device, and obtain, from another external electronic device, information on a function executed in the another external electronic device, the control information indicating a state of the at least one external electronic device;

estimate a first activity state of a user using the context information and the control information;

estimate preference information using the function executed in the another external electronic device; and

transmit the first activity state and the preference information to the at least one external electronic device.

2. The user device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to, based on power status information of the at least one external electronic device, determine the first activity state of the user.

3. The user device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to obtain a second activity state from a server, and

wherein the second activity state is an activity state estimated based on a family cluster to which the user device belongs.

4. The user device of claim 3 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit the second activity state to the at least one external electronic device.

5. The user device of claim 1 , wherein the context information comprises time information.

6. A control method of a user device, the control method comprising:

obtaining context information and control information of at least one external electronic device from the at least one external electronic device, and obtaining, from another external electronic device, information on a function executed in the another external electronic device, the control information indicating a state of the at least one external electronic device;

estimating a first activity state of a user using the context information and the control information;

estimating preference information using the function executed in the another external electronic device; and

transmitting the first activity state and the preference information to the at least one external electronic device.

7. The control method of claim 6 , wherein the first activity state of the user is determined based on power status information of the at least one external electronic device.

8. The control method of claim 6 , further comprising:

obtaining a second activity state from a server,

wherein the second activity state is an activity state estimated for a family cluster to which the user device belongs.

9. The control method of claim 8 , further comprising:

transmitting the second activity state to the at least one of external electronic device.

10. The control method of claim 6 , wherein the context information comprises time information.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing executable instructions, the executable instructions capable of causing a processor to:

obtain context information and control information of at least one external electronic device from the at least one external electronic device, and obtain, from another external electronic device, information on a function executed in the another external electronic device, the control information indicating a state of the at least one external electronic device;

estimate a first activity state of a user using the context information and the control information;

estimate preference information using the function executed in the another external electronic device; and

transmit the first activity state and the preference information to the at least one external electronic device.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 11 , wherein the first activity state of the user is determined based on power status information of the at least one external electronic device.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 11 , wherein the executable instructions are further capable of causing the processor to obtain a second activity state from a server, and

wherein the second activity state is an activity state estimated for a family cluster to which a user device belongs.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 13 , wherein the executable instructions are further capable of causing the processor to transmit the second activity state to the at least one external electronic device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 2, 2020
From: JUNG, JINHE; KIM, SUNGWON; JI, YUNHU; HWANG, YUNHEE
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051404/0031 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0000463 · Jan 2, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200213407A1 · Jul 2, 2020
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