Method, apparatus and electronic device for controlling smart home device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9691272-B2
Application number	US-201615005539-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 25, 2016
Priority date	Mar 25, 2015
Publication date	Jun 27, 2017
Grant date	Jun 27, 2017

Abstract

A method, an apparatus, and an electronic device are provided for controlling a smart home device. In the method, the device detects a user trigger operation from a user, where the user trigger operation indicates a request for a control permission to control the smart home device. The device determines whether a wearable device associated with the user is located within a preset distance range. When determining that the wearable device is located within the preset distance range, the device grants the user the control permission.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for controlling a smart home device, comprising:
displaying, by a mobile terminal including a processor, an interface to control the smart home device, the mobile terminal requiring a control permission to control the smart home device via the interface;
detecting, by the mobile terminal, a user trigger operation comprising a touch input within a trigger range of the interface;
determining, by the mobile terminal and in response to the user trigger operation, that a wearable device associated with the mobile terminal is located within a preset distance range of the mobile terminal; and
granting, by the mobile terminal, the control permission in response to the determining that the wearable device is located within the preset distance range.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user trigger operation comprises a touch operation or a swipe operation with respect to a screen of the mobile terminal, a touch point of the touch operation or the swipe operation is within the trigger range of a displayed icon corresponding to the smart home device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user trigger operation comprises a touch operation or a swipe operation with respect to a locked screen of the mobile terminal, a touch point of the touch operation or the swipe operation is within the trigger range of a displayed icon corresponding to the smart home device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the wearable device is located within the preset distance range comprises:
emitting a probe signal according to an emitting parameter corresponding to the preset distance range;
receiving a response signal; and
determining the response signal corresponds to the wearable device based on a sending party identified by the response signal received from wearable device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the wearable device is located within a preset distance range comprises:
emitting a probe signal;
in response to receiving a response signal, determining whether a strength of the response signal is indicative of the wearable device being within a preset range; and
in response to the strength of the response signal being within the preset range, determining a sending party of the response signal as the wearable device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the wearable device is located within a preset distance range comprises:
emitting a probe signal according to an emitting parameter, the emitting parameter corresponding to the preset distance range;
in response to receiving a response signal, determining whether a sending party of the response signal is the wearable device according to whether the response signal indicates a preset device ID; and
in response to the response signal indicating the preset device ID, determining the sending party of the response signal as the wearable device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein granting a control permission with respect to the smart home device comprises:
revoking the control permission in response to detection of at least one of a preset time period elapsing, a screen of the mobile terminal locking, or an exiting of the interface.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
after granting a control permission with respect to the smart home device, displaying a control operation interface of the smart home device, the control operation interface comprising an icon triggerable to control the smart home device by the mobile terminal.

9. An electronic device, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor; wherein the processor is configured to perform:
detecting a user trigger operation from a user, the user trigger operation indicating a request for a control permission to control a smart home device;
determining whether a wearable device associated with the user is located within a preset distance range of the electronic device; and
granting the user the control permission when determining the wearable device is located within the preset distance range.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the user trigger operation is a touch operation or a swipe operation with respect to a screen of the electronic device by the user, a touch point of the touch operation or the swipe operation is within a trigger range of a displayed icon corresponding to the smart home device.

11. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the user trigger operation is a touch operation or a swipe operation with respect to a locked screen of the electronic device by a user, a touch point of the touch operation or the swipe operation is within a trigger range of a displayed icon corresponding to the smart home device.

12. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein determining whether the wearable device is located within a preset distance range comprises:
emitting a probe signal, an emitting parameter of the probe signal corresponding to the preset distance range;
determining whether the wearable device is located within the preset distance range by receiving a response signal; and determining a sending party of the response signal as the wearable device.

13. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein determining whether the wearable device is located within a preset distance range comprises:
emitting a probe signal;
when receiving a corresponding response signal, determining whether a strength of the response signal is indicative of the wearable device being within a preset range; and
when the strength of the response signal is within the preset range, determining a sending party of the response signal as the wearable device.

14. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein determining whether the wearable device is located within a preset distance range comprises:
emitting a probe signal, an emitting parameter of the probe signal corresponding to the preset distance range;
when receiving a corresponding response signal, determining whether a sending party of the response signal is the wearable device according to whether the response signal contains a preset device ID; and when the response signal contains the preset device ID, determining the sending party of the response signal as the wearable device.

15. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein granting a control permission with respect to the smart home device comprises:
before a current control operation finishes, granting a control permission with respect to the smart home device.

16. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform: after granting a control permission with respect to the smart home device, switching to a control operation interface of the smart home device.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when being executed by a processor of a terminal, cause the terminal to perform:
displaying, on a screen of a terminal, an interface to control a smart home device, wherein the terminal requires a control permission to control the smart home device with the interface;
determining that a wearable device associated with the terminal is located within a preset distance range of the terminal and
granting the control permission in response to determining that the wearable device is located within the preset distance range of the terminal.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein determining that the wearable device is located within the preset distance range comprises:
emitting a probe sig

Assignees

• Xiaomi Inc

Inventors

• Hou Enxing
• Dai Long
• Wen Zhenwei

Classifications

• H04W4/00

  Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor · CPC title

• G01S11/06

  using intensity measurements · CPC title

• G08C17/02 Primary

  using a radio link · CPC title

• G08C2201/93

  Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop · CPC title

• H04L12/2803

  Home automation networks · CPC title