Method, device and system for setting operation modes of communication devices in a communication network

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016174158-A1
Application number	US-201414571722-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 16, 2014
Priority date	Dec 16, 2014
Publication date	Jun 16, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for setting operation modes of a group of communication devices in a communication network, wherein the group of communication devices comprises a first communication device and at least a second communication device, the method comprises receiving information from at least one device of said group of communication devices, determining an operation mode based on the received information and setting an operation mode on at least one of the other communication devices of the group of communication devices to the determined operation mode, wherein information is communicated between the two devices including state information and/or instructions to set the operation mode of at least one of the other communication device of the group of communication devices to the determined operation mode.

First claim

1 . A method, performed in a first communication device, for setting operation modes of at least a second communication device of a group of connected communication devices in a communication network, wherein the group of communication devices comprises said first communication device and at least said second communication device, the method comprises:
receiving information representing environmental data from at least one of said communication devices of said group of communication devices; and determining an operation mode based on said received information; and setting the operation mode of at least said second communication device of said group of communication devices to said determined operation mode.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the setting said operation mode comprises:
creating instructions to set said operation mode to said determined operation mode; and transmitting said created instructions to at least said second communication device of said group of communication devices.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the created instructions comprises the duration in time of the determined operation mode.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining an operation mode comprises determining an operation mode specified for at least one of the communication devices of the group of communication devices.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determined operation mode comprises the priority for an action which can be accomplished by more than one of the communication devices of said group of communication devices.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the received information comprises information of one or more of position, state of motion, orientation, temperature, atmospheric pressure, or availability of wireless network of the at least one communication device of said group of communication devices.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the received information comprises an element associated with any of time of day, day of week or date.

8 . A method, performed in a second communication device, for setting operation modes of at least said second communication device of a group of connected communication devices in a communication network, wherein the group of communication devices comprises a first communication device and at least said second communication device, the method comprises:
receiving data from said first communication device; determining an operation mode based on said received data; and setting said operation mode of said second communication device to the determined operation mode.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein said received data comprises information of a status of said first communication device.

10 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein said received data comprises instructions to set operation mode of said second communication device to a predetermined operation mode.

11 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein said received data includes environmental data including one or more of position, state of motion and/or orientation, audio data collected from the environment, temperature, atmospheric pressure, or availability of wireless networks.

12 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the method comprises communicating an intended operation mode of said second communication device to said first communication device prior to setting said determined operation mode.

13 . A first communication device configured for setting an operation mode of at least a second communication device of a group of connected communication devices in a communication network, wherein said group of communication devices comprises said first communication device and at least said second communication device, wherein the first communication device comprises:
a processing circuitry configured to:
receive information representing environmental data from at least one communication device of said group of communication devices;
determine an operation mode based on the received information; and
set the operation mode of the at least second communication device of the group of communication devices, to the determined operation mode.

14 . The first communication device according to claim 13 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:
create instructions to set the operation mode to the determined operation mode; and transmit said instructions to at least said second communication device.

15 . The first communication device according to claim 14 , wherein the instructions comprises the duration in time of the determined operation mode.

16 . The first communication device according to claim 13 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to determine an operation mode specified for at least one of the communication devices of the group of the communication devices.

17 . The first communication device according to claim 13 , wherein the determined operation mode comprises the priority for an action which can be accomplished by more than one of the communication devices of said group of communication devices.

18 . The first communication device according to claim 13 , wherein the received information comprises information of one or more of position, state of motion, orientation, temperature, atmospheric pressure, or availability of wireless network of the at least one communication device of said group of communication devices.

19 . The first communication device according to claim 13 , wherein the received information comprises an element associated with any of time of day, day of week or date.

20 . A system for setting an operation mode of at least one communication device of a group of connected communication devices in a communication network, wherein said group of communication devices comprises a first communication device and at least a second communication device, wherein said first communication device comprises:
a processing circuitry configured to:
receive information representing environmental data from at least one communication device of said group of communication devices;
determine an operation mode based on said received information; and
set the operation mode of at least said second communication device of said group of communication devices, to said determined operation mode,

at least said second communication device comprises:
a processing circuitry configured to:
receive data from said first communication device;
determine an operation mode based on said received data; and
set an operation mode of said second communication device to said determined operation mode.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Vance Scott
• Lundell Patrik
• Hakansson Par

Classifications

• H04W52/0251 Primary

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