User terminal apparatus and management method of home network thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016139752-A1
Application number	US-201414900082-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 18, 2014
Priority date	Jun 18, 2013
Publication date	May 19, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An example user terminal apparatus includes communication circuitry configured to be connected to a home network comprising a plurality of devices; a display configured to display a UI screen for managing the home network; a sensor configured to sense a user manipulation of the UI screen; and processing circuitry configured to change the UI screen displayed on the display according to the user manipulation. The UI screen is one of a plurality of service pages that are changeable according to a user manipulation in a first direction, the plurality of service pages being pages for respectively providing different home network management services. At least one of the plurality of service pages comprises an area that is displayable on the display according to a user manipulation in a second direction.

First claim

1 . A user terminal apparatus comprising:
communication circuitry configured to be connected to a home network comprising a plurality of devices;
a display configured to display a UI screen for managing the home network;
a sensor configured to sense user manipulation of the UI screen; and
processing circuitry configured to change the UI screen displayed on the display according to the user manipulation, wherein the UI screen is one of a plurality of service pages that are changeable according to a user manipulation in a first direction, the plurality of service pages being pages for respectively providing different home network management services, and at least one of the plurality of service pages comprising an area that is displayable on the display according to a user manipulation in a second direction.

2 . The user terminal apparatus of claim 1 , wherein in response to one of the plurality of service pages being selected, the processing circuitry displays a function area page subordinate to the service page on the display.

3 . The user terminal apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first direction corresponds to a horizontal direction, the second direction corresponds to a vertical direction, and the processing circuitry sequentially displays the plurality of service pages page by page in response to a flick or drag manipulation being input in the horizontal direction and displays a function area comprised in the service page in response to a flick or drag manipulation being input in the vertical direction.

4 . The user terminal apparatus of claim 1 , wherein one of the plurality of service pages is a main page, and the main page comprises an information display area of the home network and at least one favorite function area that is displayable according to a user manipulation in the second direction.

5 . The user terminal apparatus of claim 1 , wherein in response to a new device being added to the home network, the processing circuitry adds one or both of a new service page and a new function area.

6 . The user terminal apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of service pages comprise at least one of a control service page providing a control menu for respectively controlling operations of the plurality of devices, an energy service page providing energy usage information of the plurality of devices, a monitoring service page providing a monitoring service by using a photographing apparatus of the plurality of devices, a media service page providing a media service by using a media output device of the plurality of devices, and a mode service page for differently controlling the plurality of devices according to a home network mode.

7 . The user terminal apparatus of claim 6 , wherein a function area of the control service page comprises the control menu, a function area of the energy service page comprises periodical energy usage information of the plurality of devices, a function area of the monitoring service page comprises data captured by one of the plurality of devices, a function area of the media service comprises a menu for managing a file stored in at least one of the plurality of devices, a function area of the mode service page comprises a mode execution menu for executing one mode, and in response to the mode execution menu being selected, the processing circuitry controls devices comprised in a group corresponding to the mode execution menu at one time.

8 . The user terminal apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of service pages respectively comprise service summary areas,
wherein in response to a service summary area of one service page being displayed and a user manipulation in the second direction being performed, the processing circuitry moves and displays at least one function area connected to the service summary area onto the service summary area.

9 . The user terminal apparatus of claim 8 , wherein in response to the at least one function area being displayed on the display and an enlarge menu icon of one function area being selected, the processing circuitry enlarges the one function area to a detailed function area and displays the detailed function area in a whole area of the display.

10 . The user terminal apparatus of claim 8 , wherein in response to the at least one function area being displayed on the display and a pinch gesture being input, the processing circuitry reduces the at least one function area to corresponding objects and displays the corresponding objects and, in response to one of the objects being selected, changes the selected object to a function area and displays the function area.

11 . The user terminal apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising:
a sensor configured to sense aspects of an orientation of the user terminal apparatus, wherein the processing circuitry displays the main page according to a first layout in response to the display being oriented in the vertical direction and displays the main page according to a second layout in response to the display unit being oriented in the horizontal direction.

12 . The user terminal apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first layout is a layout in which the information display area of the home network and at least one favorite function area are connected in the second axis direction based on the information display area of the home network, and the second layout is a layout that includes a plurality of state information areas indicating state information of respective rooms comprised in an environment managed by the home network.

13 . A method of managing a home network of a user terminal apparatus, the method comprising:
in response to an application for managing the home network comprising a plurality of devices, being executed, displaying a first service page of a plurality of service pages for managing the home network; in response to the first service page being displayed and a user manipulation in a first direction being input, displaying a second service page connected to the first service page; and in response to the first service page or the second service page being displayed and a user manipulation in a second direction, displaying a function area comprised in the first service page or the second service page, wherein the plurality of service pages are pages for respectively providing different home network management services.

14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
in response to one of the plurality of service pages being selected, displaying a function area subordinate to the service page on a display.

15 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
in response to a new device being added to the home network, adding at least one of a new service page and a new function area.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shim Jung-Hyun
• Kim Chang-Won
• Joo Ga-Hyun
• Kim Jin-Sung
• Ryu Jong-Youb
• Lee Chang-Hyun
• Lim Yong-Hyun

Classifications

• H04L12/2809

  indicating that an appliance service is present in a home automation network (monitoring functionality H04L43/0817; discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services, H04L67/51) · CPC title

• H04L12/2803

  Home automation networks · CPC title

• G06F2200/1614

  Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G06F3/04847

  Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials · CPC title