Device and method for smart home

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10206108-B2
Application number	US-201514752110-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 26, 2015
Priority date	Mar 24, 2015
Publication date	Feb 12, 2019
Grant date	Feb 12, 2019

Abstract

A method and device for smart home are described and include a second device obtaining first identification information for identifying a first device with the second device transmitting the first identification information to a server through a second data channel, wherein, the first identification information is used for the server to establish a binding relationship between the first device and the second device, the binding relationship indicating that the first device and the second device belong to the same user.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for a smart home comprising:
a second device obtaining first identification information for identifying a first device; and
the second device transmitting the first identification information to a server through a second data channel, wherein, the first identification information is used for the server to establish a binding relationship between the first device and the second device, the binding relationship indicating that the first device and the second device belong to the same user,
wherein,
the server establishes the binding relationship in response to receiving the same first identification information from the first device and the second device, or
the server establishes the binding relationship in response to receiving the same first identification information from the first device and the second device and a network address for the first device and a network address for the second device being the same,
wherein the first device and the second device are smart based devices that require establishing a binding relationship of the first device and the second device belong to a common user before the first device and the second device can be operated or controlled.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the first device obtaining the first identification information and broadcasting the first identification information through a first data channel, before the second device obtains the first identification information, so that the second device satisfying a first predetermined condition obtains the first identification information, the first identification information being transmitted to the server by the second device.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting user identification information to the server through the second data channel, wherein, the user identification information is used for the server to establish a binding relationship between the first device, the second device and the user, the binding relationship indicating that the first device and the second device belong to the user.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein, the first device is connected to a third device, and the method further comprises transmitting the first identification information to the third device, the first identification information being transmitted to the server by the third device, so that the server establishes a binding relationship between the first device and the third device.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
the server obtaining a setting instruction for instructing to set up and to generate a new link rule;
the server obtaining a first set of device identifications, each of which corresponds to a device, the devices corresponding to the first set of device identifications belonging to a first family;
the server obtaining a second set of device identifications, each of which corresponds to a device, the devices corresponding to the second set of device identifications belonging to a second family;
the server obtaining a determining instruction, determining at least one first device identification as a condition parameter of the new link rule, from the first set of device identifications and the second set of device identifications, and determining at least one second device identification as an execution parameter of the new link rule, from the first set of device identifications and the second set of device identifications; and
the server generating the new link rule based on the at least one first device identification as the condition parameter and the at least one second device identification as the execution parameter, in response to the setting instruction, the new link rule being used to automatically control an execution device to change a parameter accordingly when an condition device works and changes a parameter, wherein, the condition device is a device corresponding to the at least one first device identification as the condition parameter, the execution device is a device corresponding to the at least one second device identification as the execution parameter.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
the server, for the devices in the first family, establishing a local database for the first family based on a first family ID, before obtaining the setting instruction;
the server establishing a virtual database for the first family based on the local database for the first family and first authority information, the first authority information being an ID of any one family or being a geographic location range; and/or
the server, for the devices in the second family, establishing a local database for the second family based on a second family ID;
the server establishing a virtual database for the second family based on the local database for the second family and second authority information.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
the server obtaining a screening parameter as the first family ID;
the step of obtaining the first set of device identifications comprising the server invoking the local database for the first family based on the screening parameter;
the step of obtaining the second set of device identifications comprising the server determining the virtual database for the second family based on the screening parameter; wherein, the second authority information of the virtual database for the second family is matched with the screening parameter; and
the server invoking the virtual database.

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
the server determining location information indicating a geographic location of the first family based on the first set of device identifications;
the server determining the location information of the first family as the screening parameter;
the step of obtaining the second set of device identifications comprising the server determining the virtual database for the second family based on the screening parameter, wherein the second authority information of the virtual database for the second family is matched with the screening parameter; and
the server invoking the virtual database.

9. A device for a smart home comprising:
a receiving unit operative to obtain first identification information for identifying a first device; and
a transmitting unit operative to transmit the first identification information to a server through a second data channel, wherein, the first identification information is used for the server to establish a binding relationship between the first device and a second device as the device for smart home, the binding relationship indicating that the first device and the second device belong to the same user,
wherein,
the server establishes the binding relationship in response to receiving the same first identification information from the first device and the second device, or
the server establishes the binding relationship in response to receiving the same first identification information from the first device and the second device and a network address for the first device and a network address for the second device being the same,
wherein the first device and the second device are smart based devices that require establishing a binding relationship of the first device and the second device belong to a common user before the first device and the second device can be operated or controlled.

10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the first device obtains the first identification information and broadcasts the first identification information through a first data channel, before the second device obtains the first identification information, so that the second device satisfying a first predetermined condition obtains the first ident

Assignees

• Lenovo Beijing Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lu Jianwei
• Gao Changlei
• Zhao Xiaorui

Classifications

• H04W12/06

  Authentication · CPC title

• H04L12/6418

  Hybrid transport · CPC title

• H04W12/08 Primary

  Access security · CPC title

• H04W12/50

  Secure pairing of devices · CPC title