Apparatus and method for processing multiple inputs of users of a home network

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9344293-B2
Application number	US-90288110-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 12, 2010
Priority date	Oct 12, 2009
Publication date	May 17, 2016
Grant date	May 17, 2016

Abstract

Disclosed is a method and apparatus for processing multiple inputs from a plurality of users in a home network. A control point requests electronic devices in the home network to transmit input capability information, receives the input capability information as a response to the request from the electronic devices, and performs session setup using the input capability information by determining a receiver for receiving input signals and at least two senders for sending input signals. The control point transmits input signals transmitted by the at least two senders to the receiver.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for processing multiple inputs from a plurality of senders in a home network, the method comprising:
requesting, by a control point, electronic devices in the home network to transmit input capability information;
receiving, by the control point, the input capability information from the electronic devices in response to the request; and
when the electronic devices include a plurality of senders which transmit input signals to a receiver, performing, by the control point, session setup between the receiver and the plurality of senders using the input capability information by setting an input signal processing scheme for the receiver to classify or block input signals received from the plurality of senders, except for a select sender,
wherein setting the input signal processing scheme comprises setting different references according to each input type change for each input signal received from the plurality of senders,
wherein the receiver enters:
a release state when a session is not established,
a hold state when a session is established by a session setup request of the selected sender,
a wait state when an input signal is not received for a first prescribed time period from the selected sender, and
the release state when no input is received in the wait state for a second prescribed time period from the selected sender.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein an identifier (ID) is assigned to each session during the session setup.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein, while in the hold state, the receiver does not process input signals received from other senders except for the selected sender.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein, while in the wait state, the receiver enters the hold state upon receiving an input signal from the selected sender, and wherein, while in the wait state, ownership may be assigned to other senders besides the selected sender if input signals are received from those other senders, and the receiver may subsequently enter the hold state if ownership is established by those other senders.

5. A method for processing multiple inputs from a plurality of senders in a home network, the method comprising:
receiving, by an electronic device connected to the home network, a request for input capability information from a control point;
transmitting, by the electronic device, the input capability information as a response to the request to the control point;
receiving, by the electronic device from the control point, an input signal processing scheme for blocking input signals received from the plurality of senders, except from a selected sender, wherein the control point set the input signal processing scheme by setting different references according to each input type change for each input signal received from the plurality of senders; and
applying, by the electronic device, the input signal processing scheme to input signals received from the plurality of senders,
wherein, according to the received input signal processing scheme, the electronic device enters:
a release state when a session is not established,
a hold state when a session is established by a session setup request of the selected sender,
a wait state when an input signal is not received for a first prescribed time period from the selected sender, and
the release state when no input is received in the wait state for a second prescribed time period from the selected sender.

6. An apparatus for processing multiple inputs from a plurality of senders, the apparatus comprising:
a receiver configured to receive input signals in a home network;
a received input processor configured to process input signals of a plurality of senders in the home network according to an input signal processing scheme for classifying or blocking input signals from the plurality of senders;
a received input transmitter configured to change the processed input signals to input signals of the apparatus; and
an input configuration server configured to control the receiver, the received input processor and the received input transmitter,
wherein the input signal processing scheme sets different references according to each input type change for each input signal received from the plurality of senders, and
wherein, when the input signal processing scheme is set for the receiver to block input signals received from the plurality of senders, except for a selected sender, the receiver enters:
a release state when a session is not established,
a hold state when a session is established by a session setup request of the selected sender,
a wait state when an input signal is not received for a first prescribed time period from the selected sender, and
the release state when no input is received in the wait state for a second prescribed time period from the selected sender.

7. A method for processing multiple inputs from a plurality of senders in a home network, the method comprising:
requesting, by a control point, electronic devices in the home network to transmit input capability information;
receiving, by the control point, the input capability information from one or more electronic devices in response to the request; and
when the received input capability information indicates that there are a plurality of senders that transmit input signals in the home network, setting, by the control point using the received input capability information, an input signal processing scheme for a receiver to process input signals received from the plurality of senders to a first mode,
wherein setting the input signal processing scheme comprises setting different references according to each input type change for each input signal received from the plurality of senders,
wherein the first mode comprises receiving and processing input signals from a selected sender of the plurality of senders, and blocking the rest, and
wherein, in the first mode, the receiver enters:
a release state when a session is not established,
a hold state when a session is established by a session setup request of the selected sender,
a wait state when an input signal is not received for a first prescribed time period from the selected sender, and
the release state when no input is received in the wait state for a second prescribed time period from the selected sender.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the selected sender is a mobile device.

Assignees

• Maeng Je-Young
• Lee Joo-Yeol
• Han Se-Hee
• Jung Dong-Shin
• Feng Fei Fei
• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Maeng Je-Young
• Lee Joo-Yeol
• Han Se-Hee
• Jung Dong-Shin
• Feng Fei Fei

Classifications

• H04L12/2816

  Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities (arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station; in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00) · CPC title

• 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

• H04L12/281 Primary

  indicating a format for calling an appliance service function in a home automation network (for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025) · CPC title