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US 9,807,343 · App. 14/707,742 · Granted Oct 31, 2017

Apparatus and method for changing mode of device

Inventors: Gyu-Bong Oh (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Kyung-Hun Jung (Seoul, KR); Jong-Hyun Jin (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Han-Il Yu (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Soon-Hyun Cha (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jae-Seung Yun (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
H04N7/152H04L65/1059H04L65/1089H04L67/30H04N5/45H04N7/147H04N7/15H04N2007/145H04W4/001
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Patent No.
US 9,807,343
App. No.
14/707,742
Granted
Oct 31, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and apparatuses are provided for changing a mode of a device by a server. The server receives, from a master device, at least one of a user preference document including information related to whether mode synchronization is activated between devices, a device context profile (DCP) document including a rule applied per mode, and a DCP directory document including information related to a profile activated in the DCP document. The at least one of the user preference document, the DCP document, and the DCP directory document is registered. When information related to changing a mode of the master device is received, the at least one of the user preference document, the DCP document, and the DCP directory document is changed based on the changed mode of the master device. The at least one of the changed user preference document, the changed DCP document, and the changed DCP directory document is transmitted to at least one slave device.

Claims (49)

1. A method for changing a mode by a server, the method comprising:

receiving, from a master device, first information related to a mode activated in the master device;

identifying at least one slave device synchronized with a mode of the master device based on the first information;

generating second information related to a mode of the identified at least one slave device based on third information related to a rule applied per mode of the master device and the identified at least one slave device; and

transmitting, to the identified at least one slave device, the second information,

wherein the second information is used for mode synchronization between the master device and the identified at least one slave device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mode activated in the master device is at least one of a Wi-Fi mode, an airplane mode, a sleep mode, a manner mode that indicates one of a ringer mode and a silent mode, and a roaming mode.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second information is generated based on fourth information related to whether synchronization is activated between a mode of the master device and a mode of the identified at least one slave device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first information further comprises a device list comprising information related to at least one slave device.

5. A method for changing a mode of a slave device by a master device, the method comprising:

generating first information related to a mode activated in the master device; and

transmitting, to a server, the first information,

wherein the first information is used for identifying at least one slave device synchronized with a mode of the master device and for generating second information related to the mode of the identified at least one slave device, and

wherein the second information is generated based on information related to a rule applied per mode of the master device and the identified at least one slave device and is used for mode synchronization between the master device and the identified at least one slave device.

6. A server for changing a mode, the server comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive, from a master device, first information related to a mode activated in the master device;

a controller configured to identify at least one slave device synchronized with a mode of the master device based on the first information, and generate second information related to a mode of the identified at least one slave device based on third information related to a rule applied per mode of the master device and the identified at least one slave device; and

a transmitting unit configured to transmit, to the identified at least one slave device, the second information,

wherein the second information is used for mode synchronization between the master device and the identified at least one slave device.

7. A master device for changing a mode of a slave device, the master device comprising:

a controller configured to generate first information related to a mode activated in the master device; and

a transmitting unit configured to transmit, to a server, the first information,

wherein the first information is used for identifying at least one slave device synchronized with a mode of the master device and for generating second information related to the mode of the identified at least one slave device, and

wherein the second information is generated based on information related to a rule applied per mode of the master device and the identified at least one slave device and is used for mode synchronization between the master device and the identified at least one slave device.

8. A method for changing a mode by a slave device, the method comprising:

receiving, from a server, first information related to a mode of the slave device; and

changing a mode of the slave device based on the first information,

wherein the first information is generated based on information related to a mode activated in a master device, and is generated based on information related to a rule applied per mode of the master device and at least one slave device to be synchronized with a mode of the master device, and

wherein the first information is used for mode synchronization between the master device and the at least one slave device.

9. A slave device for changing a mode, the slave device comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive, from a server, first information related to a mode of the slave device; and

a controller configured to change a mode of the slave device based on the first information,

wherein the first information relates to a mode activated in a master device, and is generated based on information related to a rule applied per mode of the master device and at least one slave device to be synchronized with a mode of the master device, and

wherein the first information is used for mode synchronization between the master device and the at least one slave device.

10. The method of claim 5 , wherein the mode activated in the master device is at least one of a Wi-Fi mode, an airplane mode, a sleep mode, a manner mode that indicates one of a ringer mode and a silent mode, and a roaming mode.

11. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

transmitting second information related to a rule applied per mode of the master device and the at least one slave device.

12. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first information further comprises a device list comprising information related to the at least one slave device.

13. The server of claim 6 , wherein the mode activated in the master device is at least one of a Wi-Fi mode, an airplane mode, a sleep mode, a manner mode that indicates one of a ringer mode and a silent mode, and a roaming mode.

14. The server of claim 6 , wherein the second information is generated based on fourth information related to whether synchronization is activated between a mode of the master device and a mode of the identified at least one slave device, and

wherein the first information further comprises a device list comprising information related to at least one slave device.

15. The master device of claim 7 , wherein the mode activated in the master device is at least one of a Wi-Fi mode, an airplane mode, a sleep mode, a manner mode that indicates one of a ringer mode and a silent mode, and a roaming mode.

16. The master device of claim 7 , wherein the transmitting unit is further configured to transmit second information related to a rule applied per mode of the master device and the at least one slave device, and

wherein the first information further comprises a device list comprising information related to the at least one slave device.

17. The method of claim 8 , wherein the mode activated in the master device is at least one of a Wi-Fi mode, an airplane mode, a sleep mode, a manner mode that indicates one of a ringer mode and a silent mode, and a roaming mode.

18. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

receiving second information related to a rule applied per mode of the master device and the at least one slave device.

19. The slave device of claim 9 , wherein the mode activated in the master device is at least one of a Wi-Fi mode, an airplane mode, a sleep mode, a manner mode that indicates one of a ringer mode and a silent mode, and a roaming mode.

20. The slave device of claim 9 , wherein the receiving unit is further configured to receive second information related to a rule applied per mode of the master device and the at least one slave device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 2, 2015
From: OH, GYU-BONG; JUNG, KYUNG-HUN; JIN, JONG-HYUN; YU, HAN-IL; CHA, SOON-HYUN; YUN, JAE-SEUNG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2014-0054716 · May 8, 2014 · national
KR 10-2015-0053794 · Apr 16, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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