Method of providing notification and electronic device supporting same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11032099-B2
Application number	US-201916244342-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 10, 2019
Priority date	Jan 11, 2018
Publication date	Jun 8, 2021
Grant date	Jun 8, 2021

Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic device including: a communication interface comprising communication circuitry; a processor electrically connected to the communication interface; and a memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to: receive information on a status of at least one external device, information related to a location of the electronic device, and information related to a location of at least one external electronic device from a server through the communication interface; identify whether to output the status of the at least one external device based at least in part on the information related to the location of the electronic device and the information related to the location of the at least one external electronic device; and output the status of the at least one external device in response to identification of the output of the status of the at least one external device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
an output device;
a communication interface comprising communication circuitry;
a processor electrically connected to the communication interface and the output device; and
a memory electrically connected to the processor,
wherein the memory stores instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to:
receive information on a status of at least one external device, information related to a location of the electronic device, and information related to a location of at least one another electronic device from a server through the communication interface, wherein the external device is a device disposed within a fixed area, and the electronic device or the another electronic device is a portable device, and wherein the external device is a device which can be controlled by the electronic device or the another electronic device,
identify whether to output the received status of the at least one external device to a user of the electronic device using the output device of the electronic device, based at least in part on the information related to the location of the electronic device and the information related to the location of the at least one another electronic device, and
output the received status of the at least one external device to the user of electronic device using the output device of the electronic device in response to identification of the output of the status of the at least one external device.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to identify whether to output the status of the at least one external device, based at least in part on a distance between the location of the electronic device and the location of the at least one external device and a distance between the location of the at least one another electronic device and the location of the at least one external device.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to:
identify whether the electronic device or the at least one electronic device is closer to the at least one external device, and
identify that the identified electronic device or at least one electronic device that is closer to the at least one external device outputs the status of the at least one external device.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein, the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to determine to not output the status of the at least one external device when it is identified that the at least one another electronic device is positioned within a predetermined area including the location of the at least one external device.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to identify a sequence in which the electronic device and the at least one another electronic device output the status of the at least one external device based at least in part on the information related to the location of the electronic device and the information related to the location of the at least one another electronic device.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to:
identify a sequence in which the at least one another electronic device outputs the status of the at least one another electronic device earlier than the electronic device, and
identify that the electronic device outputs the status of the at least one another electronic device when the at least one another electronic device does not output the status of the at least one external device or does not receive input for identifying the output of the status of the at least one external device from a user of the at least one external device.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to:
generate a group master secret key to be shared between the electronic device and the at least one another electronic device,
receive a request for the information related to the electronic device from the server,
generate a group session key through the group master secret key in response to reception of the request, encrypt the information related to the location of the electronic device through the group session key, and
control the communication interface to transmit the encrypted information to the server.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to generate the group master secret key through a Group Diffie-Hellman algorithm used by the electronic device and the at least one another electronic device or to generate the group master secret key through a parameter generated by one of the electronic device and the at least one another electronic device.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to identify a scheme for outputting the status of the at least one another electronic device based at least in part on at least one of a security level set in the at least one external device and attributes of the status of the at least one external device.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to identify whether to output the status of the at least one external device based on at least one of: ages, genders, positions, and/or family roles of users of the electronic device and the at least one another electronic device, whether the electronic device is an electronic device capable of assigning a right to manage the at least one another electronic device to the at least one another electronic device, a security level set in the at least one external device, and attributes of the status of the external device.

11. A method performed by an electronic device including an output device for providing a notification by the electronic device, the method comprising:
receiving information on a status of at least one external device, information related to a location of the electronic device, and information related to a location of at least one another electronic device from a server, wherein the external device is a device disposed within a fixed area and the electronic device or the another electronic device is a portable device, and wherein the external device is a device which can be controlled by the electronic device or the another electronic device;
identifying whether to output the received status of the at least one external device to a user of the electronic device using the output device of the electronic device, based at least in part on the information related to the location of the electronic device and the information related to the location of the at least another electronic device; and
outputting the received status of the at least one external device to the user of electronic device using the output device of the electronic device in response to identification of the output of the status of the at least one external device.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the identifying of whether to output the status of the at least one external device comprises identifying whether to output the status of the at least one external device, based at least in part on a distance between the location of the electronic device and the location of the at least one external device and a distance between the location of the at least one another electron

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Seyeong
• Seo Dongwook
• Oh Myeongjin
• Moon Seonghun
• Je Seongmin

Classifications

• H04L12/2825 Primary

  Reporting to a device located outside the home and the home network (access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with telemetering systems H04M11/002) · CPC title

• H04W4/029

  Location-based management or tracking services · CPC title

• H04L9/0833

  involving conference or group key (network architectures or network communication protocols for key management in group communication in a packet data network H04L63/065) · CPC title

• H04W4/025

  using location based information parameters · CPC title

• H04L9/0841 Primary

  involving Diffie-Hellman or related key agreement protocols · CPC title