Method of managing external devices, method of operating external device, host device, management server, and external device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9740470-B2
Application number	US-201314109293-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 17, 2013
Priority date	Dec 17, 2012
Publication date	Aug 22, 2017
Grant date	Aug 22, 2017

Abstract

Provided is a method of a host device managing at least one external device connected to the host device through a management server. The method includes: obtaining measurement information measured by the at least one external device; requesting authorization by the management server; transmitting the obtained measurement information to the management server when the authentication succeeds; receiving management information for managing the at least one external device, where the management information is generated based on the measurement information by the management server; and managing the at least one external device based on the received management information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of a host device managing at least one external device, the method comprising:
obtaining measurement information measured by the at least one external device;
requesting authentication by a management server;
transmitting the measurement information to the management server when the authentication succeeds;
in response to the transmitting the measurement information, receiving management information, for managing the at least one external device, from the management server, wherein the management information is generated by the management server based on the measurement information; and
managing the at least one external device based on the management information,
wherein the management information includes at least one from among health-related diagnosis information, prescription information, food recommendation information, exercise recommendation information, environment configuration recommendation, and update information for updating the at least one external device, and
the measurement information is related to at least one of a user and an environment surrounding the user.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the requesting authentication comprises transmitting at least one of account information of the host device and identification information of the host device to the management server.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the measurement information comprises at least one of physical information, administration information, environmental information, meal information, and exercise information.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining the measurement information comprises obtaining information of a state of consumables used in the at least one external device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting the measurement information comprises:
extracting a part of the measurement information according to a predetermined standard; and
transmitting the part of the measurement information.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the extracting the part of the measurement information comprises extracting the part of the measurement information based on whether the at least one external device that transmitted the measurement information is a medical device.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the extracting the part of the measurement information comprises extracting the part of the measurement information based on a type of the measurement information.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the extracting the part of the measurement information comprises:
pre-selecting, based on a user input, a type of the measurement information to be transmitted to the management server; and
comparing the type of the measurement information obtained from the at least one external device to the pre-selected type of the measurement information.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the managing the at least one external device comprises:
generating a control command corresponding to the at least one external device, based on the management information; and
transmitting the generated control command to the at least one external device.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the generating the control command comprises:
changing the control command according to a control protocol of the at least one external device; and
transmitting the changed control command.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the managing the at least one external device comprises controlling the at least one external device to output at least one of an alarm, a warning, and recommendation information.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the managing the at least one external device comprises changing a setting value of the at least one external device.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the managing the at least one external device comprises updating a program installed in the at least one external device.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the managing the at least one external device comprises displaying management information for managing the at least one external device on a screen of the host device.

15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting registration request information to the management server,
wherein the registration request information comprises at least one of identification information of the at least one external device, application information related to the at least one external device, connection information for a connection to the at least one external device, identification information of the host device, and account information.

16. A method of a management server managing an external device, the method comprising:
receiving an authentication request from a host device to which at least one external device is connected;
authenticating the host device in response to the authentication request;
receiving measurement information, measured by the at least one external device, from the host device when the authentication succeeds; and
managing the at least one external device based on the measurement information,
wherein the management information includes at least one from among health-related diagnosis information, prescription information, food recommendation information, exercise recommendation information, environment configuration recommendation, and update information for updating the at least one external device, and
the measurement information is related to at least one of a user and an environment surrounding the user.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the authenticating the host device comprises:
receiving, from the host device, at least one of account information of the host device and identification information of the host device; and
authenticating the host device based on the at least one of the account information of the host device and the identification information of the host device.

18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:
receiving, from the host device, registration request information requesting registration of the at least one external device ; and
registering the at least one external device based on the registration request information.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the registration request information comprises at least one of identification information of the at least one external device, application information related to the at least one external device, connection information for a connection to the at least one external device, identification information of the host device, and account information.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the registering the at least one external device comprises mapping and storing in a database at least one of account information of the host device and identification information of the host device, and identification information of the at least one external device.

21. The method of claim 18 , wherein the registering the at least one external device comprises installing an application related to the at least one external device, based on the registration request information.

22. The method of claim 16 , wherein the receiving the measurement information comprises classifying the received measurement information based on at least one of identification information of the host device, account information, and application information related to the at least one external device.

23. The method of claim 16 , wherein the managing the at least one external device comprises:
generating management information for managing the at l

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shin Hang-Sik

Classifications

• G16H20/30

  relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising · CPC title

• G16H20/60

  relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets · CPC title

• G16H20/00

  ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance · CPC title

• G16H10/60

  for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records · CPC title

• G16H50/20

  for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems · CPC title