Electronic device, remote control device and controlling method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11533766-B2
Application number	US-201917255078-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 11, 2019
Priority date	Jun 28, 2018
Publication date	Dec 20, 2022
Grant date	Dec 20, 2022

Abstract

An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device comprises a first communication unit, a second communication unit, and a processor for performing control such that the second communication unit operates in a scan state in which an undirected advertising packet can be received when a preset IR signal is received from a remote control device through the first communication unit, acquiring identification information of a target device from the undirected advertising packet when the undirected advertising packet is received from the remote control device in the scan state, and providing a user interface (UI) for guiding a Bluetooth connection with remote control device when the acquired identification information of a target device matches identification information of the electronic device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a first communication unit;
a second communication unit; and
a processor configured to:
based on a preset infra-red (IR) signal being received from a remote control device through the first communication unit, control the second communication unit to operate in a scan state in which an undirected advertising packet is receivable,
based on the undirected advertising packet being received from the remote control device in the scan state, acquire identification information of a target device from the undirected advertising packet, and
based on the acquired identification information of a target device matching identification information of the electronic device, provide a user interface (UI) for guiding a Bluetooth connection with the remote control device.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
based on the acquired identification information of a target device matching the identification information of the electronic device, identify whether identification information of the remote control device included in the undirected advertising packet matches identification included in Bluetooth pairing history, and provide the UI based on the identification.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to, based on identification information of the remote control device matching identification information included in the Bluetooth pairing history, provide a UI for guiding a user's manipulation to perform reconnection with the remote control device.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to, based on identification information of the remote control device not matching the identification included in the Bluetooth pairing history, provide a UI for guiding a user's manipulation to perform pairing with the remote control device.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to, based on first information included in the received IR signal matching preset first information, identify whether preset second information is included in the IR signal, and based on the second information being included in the IR signal, control the second communication unit to operate in a scan state capable of receiving the undirected advertising packet.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the preset first information is manufacturer information, and the preset second information is information to control the second communication to operate in a scan state.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the UI for guiding the Bluetooth connection comprises at least one of a UI for guiding Bluetooth pairing, or a UI for guiding Bluetooth connection.

8. A remote control device comprising:
a first communication unit;
a second communication unit; and
a processor configured to:
based on receiving a user input, identify whether the first communication unit is Bluetooth-paired,
based on Bluetooth pairing with the external device being identified, identify whether the first communication unit is Bluetooth-connected,
based on identification that the first communication unit is not Bluetooth-connected, transmit a directed advertising packet including identification information of an external device during a preset time,
based on connection with the external device being unable during the preset time, control the second communication unit to transmit, to the external device, a preset IR signal to cause the target device to operate in a scan state capable of receiving an undirected advertising packet, and broadcast undirected advertising packet including identification information of the external device through the first communication unit.

9. A method for controlling an electronic device, the method comprising:
based on receiving a preset infra-red (IR) signal from a remote control device, controlling the electronic device to operate in a scan state capable of receiving an undirected advertising packet;
based on the undirected advertising packet being received from the remote control device in the scan state, acquiring identification information of a target device from the undirected advertising packet; and
based on the acquired identification information of a target device matching identification information of the electronic device, providing a user interface (UI) for guiding a Bluetooth connection with the remote control device.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the providing the UI comprises, based on the acquired identification information of a target device matching the identification information of the electronic device, identifying whether identification information of the remote control device included in the undirected advertising packet matches identification included in Bluetooth pairing history, and providing the UI based on the identification.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the providing the UI comprises, based on identification information of the remote control device matching identification information included in the Bluetooth pairing history, providing a UI for guiding a user's manipulation to perform reconnection with the remote control device.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the providing the UI comprises, based on identification information of the remote control device not matching the identification included in the Bluetooth pairing history, providing a UI for guiding a user's manipulation to perform pairing with the remote control device.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the controlling to operate in a scan state comprises, based on first information included in the received IR signal matching preset first information, identifying whether preset second information is included in the IR signal, and based on the second information being included in the IR signal, controlling the electronic device to operate in a scan state capable of receiving the undirected advertising packet.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the preset first information is manufacturer information, and the preset second information is information to control the second communication unit to operate in a scan state.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Song Kihyun
• Seo Jehwan
• Kim Minsup
• Yoon Sukhoon
• Lee Jongkeun
• Lim Chaeyoung

Classifications

• H04W4/80 Primary

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title

• H04W88/02

  Terminal devices · CPC title

• H04W76/19

  Connection re-establishment · CPC title

• G08C17/02

  using a radio link · CPC title

• H04Q9/04

  Arrangements for synchronous operation · CPC title