Device and method for transmitting message

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10498729-B2
Application number	US-201615541916-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 5, 2016
Priority date	Jan 6, 2015
Publication date	Dec 3, 2019
Grant date	Dec 3, 2019

Abstract

Provided is a method of transmitting a message. The method includes: obtaining identification information used to identify a user based on bio information of the user that is obtained by a device; determining whether control over an external device is approved based on the identification information; obtaining control information used to control an operation of the external device based on the determination; and transmitting a message including the control information to the external device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method, performed by a device, of transmitting a message, the method comprising:
obtaining identification information used to identify a user based on bio information of the user, wherein the bio information is obtained by the device;
determining whether control over an external device is approved based on the identification information;
obtaining control information used to control an operation of the external device based on the determining; and
transmitting a message comprising the control information to the external device,
wherein the identification information is stored in a predetermined first field of the message, state information indicating a current state of the user based on the bio information is stored in a predetermined second field of the message, and the control information determined corresponding to the state information is stored in a predetermined third field of the message.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining of the control information comprises obtaining the control information when it is determined that the control over the external device by the user is approved.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining of the identification information comprises obtaining the bio information by using a sensor included in the device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bio information comprises at least one of fingerprint information, heartbeat information, iris information, vein information, palm pattern information, gait information, blood vessel information, body temperature information, electrocardiogram (ECG) information, blood pressure information, and location information.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of whether the control over the external device is approved comprises:
determining an identification (ID) corresponding to the user based on the identification information; and
determining whether the determined ID is included among one or more IDs that are allowed to control the external device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the control information comprises priority order information indicating an order of the control over the external device by a plurality of devices among which is included the device.

7. A device comprising:
a sensor obtaining bio information from a user;
at least one processor configured to:
obtain identification information used to identify the user based on the obtained bio information,
determine whether control over an external device is approved based on the identification information, and
obtain control information used to control an operation of the external device based on the determination; and

a transmitter for transmitting a message comprising the control information to the external device,
wherein the identification information is stored in a predetermined first field of the message, state information indicating a current state of the user based on the bio information is stored in a predetermined second field of the message, and the control information determined corresponding to the state information is stored in a predetermined third field of the message.

8. The device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to obtain the control information when it is determined that the control over the external device by the user is approved.

9. The device of claim 7 , further comprising a sensor configured to obtain the bio information.

10. The device of claim 7 , wherein the bio information comprises at least one of fingerprint information, heartbeat information, iris information, vein information, palm pattern information, gait information, blood vessel information, body temperature information, electrocardiogram (ECG) information, blood pressure information, and location information.

11. The device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
determine an identification (ID) corresponding to the user based on the identification information, and
determine whether the determined ID is included among one or more IDs that are allowed to control the external device.

12. The device of claim 7 , wherein the control information comprises priority order information indicating an order of the control over the external device by a plurality of devices among which is included the device.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program, which, when executed by a computer, performs a method of transmitting a message by a device, the method comprising:
obtaining identification information used to identify a user based on bio information of the user, wherein the bio information is obtained by the device;
determining whether control over an external device is approved based on the identification information;
obtaining control information used to control an operation of the external device based on the determining; and
transmitting a message comprising the control information to the external device,
wherein the identification information is stored in a predetermined first field of the message, state information indicating a current state of the user based on the bio information is stored in a predetermined second field of the message, and the control information determined corresponding to the state information is stored in a predetermined third field of the message.

14. A computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions for:
obtaining identification information used to identify a user based on bio information of the user, wherein the bio information is obtained by the device;
determining whether control over an external device is approved based on the identification information;
obtaining control information used to control an operation of the external device based on the determining; and
transmitting a message comprising the control information to the external device,
wherein the identification information is stored in a predetermined first field of the message, state information indicating a current state of the user based on the bio information is stored in a predetermined second field of the message, and the control information determined corresponding to the state information is stored in a predetermined third field of the message.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Min Chan-Hong
• Kim Sun-Hwa
• La Jin
• Ryu Jong-Hyun
• Jeong Kyung-Ho

Classifications

• H04L2209/80

  Wireless · CPC title

• H04L2209/60

  Digital content management, e.g. content distribution · CPC title

• H04L9/3231

  Biological data, e.g. fingerprint, voice or retina (network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using biometrical features in a packet data network H04L63/0861) · CPC title

• H04L51/18

  Commands or executable codes · CPC title

• H04L67/125

  involving control of end-device applications over a network · CPC title