Method and apparatus for interoperably performing services and system supporting the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10142194-B2
Application number	US-201313748229-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 23, 2013
Priority date	Feb 7, 2012
Publication date	Nov 27, 2018
Grant date	Nov 27, 2018

Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for interoperably performing a service. The method includes searching, by the portable terminal, external devices; identifying a service interoperation device corresponding to a characteristic of the service among the searched external devices; recommending the service interoperation device; and performing the service in interoperation with the recommended service interoperation device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for performing a service in a portable terminal with a service interoperation device, the method comprising:
searching, by the portable terminal, external devices;
identifying the service interoperation device corresponding to a characteristic of the service among the searched external devices;
attempting to acquire a profile of each searched external device from the searched external devices, wherein attempting to acquire the profile of each searched external device comprises transmitting the service characteristic to the searched external devices, and attempting to receive each profile from each external device that is suitable to the service characteristic among the searched external devices;
if the profile cannot be acquired from the searched external devices, acquiring the profile from a profile server storing profiles; and
recommending the service interoperation device, wherein, if multiple service interoperation devices are identified, prioritizing the multiple service interoperation devices based on the characteristic of the service and recommending the service interoperation device based on the prioritized multiple service interoperation devices;
classifying the recommended service interoperation device into a list of an input device, an output device, and a control input device, wherein the input device, the output device, and the control input device are separate selectable devices;
determining a function of the portable terminal based on the classified service interoperation device; and
performing the service in interoperation with the recommended service interoperation device,
wherein the characteristic of the service includes a type of service, an output scheme, and a control input scheme of the service.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the service interoperation device further comprises-determining an external device corresponding to the service characteristic as the service interoperation device, based on the acquired profile.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein determining the external device as the service interoperation device comprises:
identifying a characteristic of an external device from the profile;
comparing the characteristic of the external device with the service characteristic; and
determining the external device as the service interoperation device, when the characteristic of the external device matches the service characteristic.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the service interoperation device comprises determining the external device that transmitted the profile to the portable terminal as the service interoperation device.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein determining the external device as the service interoperation device comprises:
identifying a characteristic of a corresponding external device from the profile;
comparing the characteristic of the external device with the service characteristic; and
determining the external device as the service interoperation device, when the characteristic of the external device matches the service characteristic.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the characteristic of the external device includes a device type, a providing function, and performance according to the providing function, and
wherein the device type includes at least one of a control input device and an output device.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the service characteristic includes a service interoperation device preference previously set for each characteristic of the service.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the service comprises:
determining functions of the service interoperation device and the portable terminal; and
transceiving data of the service and commands for processing the data of the service between the service interoperation device and the portable terminal, according to the determined functions.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein transceiving the data of the service comprises:
when a function of the portable terminal is a mediator, receiving a command from the service interoperation device having a function of an input device, and processing the data of the service according to the received command, and transmitting the processed data of the service to the service interoperation device having a function of an output device;
when the function of the portable terminal is the input device, transmitting the data of the service to the service interoperation device having a function of the output device; and
when the function of the portable terminal is the output device, receiving a command by the service interoperation device having a function of the input device, and processing and outputting the data of the service according to the command by the portable terminal.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein performing the service comprises generating and transmitting at least one of an input Graphic User Interface (GUI) and an output GUI to the service interoperation device having a corresponding function by the portable terminal.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein transceiving the data of the service comprises:
converting a command received by the service interoperation device into an interpretable command of the portable terminal;
processing the interpretable command;
converting the data of the service into data compatible with the service interoperation device; and
transmitting the converted data.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the service includes at least one of a service processed by the portable terminal and a service processed based on a cloud server.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein performing the service comprises:
transmitting a command for the service to the cloud server; and
receiving the data of the service processed according to the command from the cloud server.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the service comprises:
automatically performing the service in interoperation with the service interoperation device, when only one service interoperation device is recommended; and
performing the service in interoperation with a service interoperation device selected by a user, when a plurality of service interoperation devices are recommended.

15. A method for performing a service in a portable terminal with a service interoperation device, the method comprising:
starting the service;
searching external devices including attempting to acquire a profile of each searched external device from the searched external devices, wherein attempting to acquire the profile of each searched external device comprises transmitting the service characteristic to the searched external devices, and attempting to receive each profile from each external device that is suitable to the service characteristic among the searched external devices, and if the profile cannot be acquired from the searched external devices, acquiring the profile from a profile server storing profiles;
recommending the searched external devices according to a characteristic of the service, wherein, if multiple searched external devices are identified, prioritizing the multiple searched external devices based on the characteristic of the service and recommending the searched external devices based on the prioritized multiple service interoperation devices;
classifying the recommended service interoperation device into a list of an input device, an output device, and a control input device, wherein the input device, the output device, and the control device are separate selectable devices;
selecting the service interoperation device from the recommended external device

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Seo Joonkyu
• Kang Kyunga
• Kwak Jiyeon
• Kim Hyunjin
• Lee Juyoun

Classifications

• H04L67/2814

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L43/00 Primary

  Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks · CPC title

• H04L67/327

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L67/303 Primary

  Terminal profiles · CPC title

• H04W4/18

  Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals · CPC title