KR20110020146A - A device capable of operation status change notification through a network and a method for networking among a plurality of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A device capable of notifying operation state change through network is provided to share the state change information among devices capable of performing network communication. CONSTITUTION: A network communication unit(110) performs network communication among devices which are able to perform network communication. When an operation state change of a first device in the network occurs, at least one device detects which is currently used by the user in the network. Information regarding the operation state change of the first device is transmitted to the at least one device such that the information regarding the operation state change of the first device can be displayed on a display unit of the at least one device.

Description

A device capable of operation status change notification through a network and a method for networking among a multiple of the same}

The present invention relates to information sharing between devices deployed over a network.

Most electronic devices have a communication function through a network, and have a display screen for representing various information. As users have a large number of electronic devices, carrying all the electronic devices is virtually difficult. Accordingly, in many cases, the user may not immediately respond to an electronic device which is not possessed by the user but whose operation state is changed.

The present invention relates to a technique for sharing information about a state change between devices capable of network communication.

A device state change notification method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: forming a network between devices usable by a user and capable of network communication; Searching for at least one device currently in use by the user of the network between the devices when the operating state of the first device of the network between the devices is changed; And transmitting, to the retrieved at least one device, information about an operating state change of the first device, wherein the information about an operating state change of the first device is displayed on each display of the at least one retrieved device. Can be displayed in wealth.

The searching of the device state change notification method according to an embodiment may include: waiting for an input from a user for a predetermined time after the operation state of the first device is changed; And after the predetermined time, searching for at least one device currently being used by the user in the network between the devices.

In the searching of the device state change notification method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, if the user does not search for a device currently being used in the network between the devices, the user is currently using the shared network accessible by the first device. Searching for a device.

In the searching of the device state change notification method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, if the user does not search a device currently being used in a network between the devices, the user may search for a list of devices accessible by the first device. The method may include searching for a device currently being used.

The searching of the device state change notification method according to an embodiment may include transmitting a signal indicating that the user searches for a device currently being used, to at least one device in the network between the devices.

The searching of the device state change notification method according to an embodiment may include receiving information indicating whether the user is currently used from at least one device in a network between the devices.

The searching of the device state change notification method according to an embodiment may include: searching for at least one device of the network between the devices, whether there is an input from the user within a predetermined time; And determining that the device that has been input by the user within the predetermined time is a device that the user is currently using.

The information on the change of the operation state according to an embodiment may include notification information about the change in the operation state of the first device and content information indicating information on the changed operation state of the first device.

The transmitting of the information on the changed operation state of the first device according to an embodiment may be performed by changing the information about the changed operation state of the first device into a format that can be displayed by the searched at least one device. have.

The content information according to an embodiment may be transmitted in a format that can be reproduced in the searched at least one device through a management server of a network between devices of the user.

Changing the operating state of the first device according to an embodiment may include receiving a message.

In the device state change notification method according to an embodiment, at least one device belonging to a network between the devices includes a display unit.

Another device state change notification method according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: forming a network between a device including a first device and at least one device that can be used by the user and capable of network communication; Wherein the at least one device currently used by the user receives information about a change in the operating state of the first device from the first device in which the user searches for at least one device currently in use among the networks between the devices; step; And displaying information on an operation state change of the first device on each display unit of the at least one device currently being used by the user.

The other device state change notification method according to an embodiment may include generating a signal indicating that the user is currently in use by a second device currently used by the user in a network between the devices.

According to an embodiment, the signal generation step indicating that the user is currently in use may include receiving a signal for searching for a device that the user is currently using from the first device, and wherein the user is currently using the network between the devices. The second device may include transmitting a signal to the first device indicating that the user is currently in use.

The other device state change notification method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when it is recognized that the user is currently in use by a second device of the network between the devices, the second device generates a signal indicating that the user is currently in use. It may further comprise the step of sending.

According to an exemplary embodiment, a signal indicating that the user is currently in use may include whether an input from the user has been input to the second device within a predetermined time from a present time, a login state of the user, and a sensor response result for the user. It may be generated based on at least one of.

The displaying of the display unit according to an embodiment may include setting a position or a size of a screen on which the state change notification information of the first device is shown on the display unit.

The other device state change notification method according to an embodiment may include setting, by a second device of a network between the devices, whether to display state change notification information of the first device on a display of the second device. It may further include.

The other device state change notification method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may further include providing a state change information of the first device received from the first device to the user of the network between the devices. The method may further include delivering to another device in use.

The other device state change notification method according to an embodiment may include: acknowledging the notification information through a second device currently used by the user; And displaying, on the content information, the content regarding the changed operating state of the received first device on the second device.

The other device state change notification method according to an embodiment may include: changing the received content information into a format that can be displayed by a second device currently being used by the user; And displaying, on the second device, content regarding the changed operating state of the first device based on the content information of the changed format.

The other device state change notification method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure further includes displaying contents regarding a changed operation state of the first device on a second device currently used by the user based on the received content information. The received content information may be received by the second device after being changed into a format that can be reproduced in the second device through a management server of a network between the devices of the user.

The other device state change notification method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure further includes displaying contents regarding a changed operation state of the first device on a second device currently used by the user based on the received content information. The received content information may be received by the second device after being changed into a format that can be reproduced in the searched at least one device in the first device.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a device capable of notifying an operation state change may include a network communication unit configured to perform network communication between devices usable by a user and capable of network communication; And when the operation state of the first device of the network between the devices is changed, search for at least one device currently being used by the user of the network between the devices, and operate the first device on the found at least one device. And an operation state change information transmitter configured to generate and transmit information on the state change, wherein the information on the operation state change of the first device may be displayed on each display unit of the at least one searched device.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a device capable of notifying an operation state change of another device may include a network communication unit configured to perform network communication between devices including a first device which can be used by a user and capable of network communication; Another device operation state change information receiver configured to receive information on an operation state change of the first device from a first device in which the user searches for at least one device currently in use among the networks between the devices; A display unit; And another device operation state change notification control unit controlling to display information on the operation state change of the first device on the display unit.

The present invention includes a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for implementing a device state change notification method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention includes a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for implementing another device state change notification method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a device capable of notification of an operation state change according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The device 100 capable of notifying an operation state change according to an embodiment includes a network communication unit 110 and an operation state change information transmitter 120.

The network communication unit 110 according to an embodiment performs network communication between devices that can be used by a user and capable of network communication. In this case, the devices capable of network communication are preferably devices belonging to a network which is constructed to enable mutual communication as devices that can be used by one user. An example of a network between devices may be wireless Wi-Fi. However, the operating environment of the embodiments of the present invention is not limited to the network environment according to the wireless Wi-Fi standard.

When the operation state of the current device 100 belonging to the network between the devices is changed, the operation state change information transmitter 120 according to an embodiment may include at least a user currently using other devices among the networks between the devices. Search for one device. The operation state change information transmitter 120 according to an embodiment generates and transmits information on an operation state change of the current device 100 to at least one device that is detected as being currently used by the user.

At this time, the information on the change of the operation state of the current device 100 transmitted by the user to the display unit of the device currently in use whether or not to change the operation state of the current device 100, by the user the current operation state of the device 100 To respond to changes. In order to inform the operation state change information of the current device 100, the target devices belonging to the network between the devices are preferably provided with a display.

The information on the change of the operation state of the current device 100 may be output from the operation state change information transmitter 120 via the network communication unit 110 or may be directly output from the operation state change information transmitter 120. .

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the device 100 capable of operating state change notification may be any kind of electronic device capable of networking and available to a user. Accordingly, the example in which the operation state of the device 100 is changed may include all the examples in which the operation state of various functions of various electronic devices is changed. For example, when a ringing tone of a mobile phone sounds, when a washing operation of a washing machine is completed, when a broadcast start time of a program scheduled in a set-top box arrives, or when downloading of an acoustic device that is downloading an electronic sound source is completed. When the operation time of the reservation cooking function of the microwave has elapsed, the operation state of the device 100 capable of notification of the operation state change is changed.

The device 100 capable of notifying the operation state changes over the network between the devices after a predetermined time when the user does not respond to the operation state change of the device 100 for a predetermined time after the operation state is changed. You can search for other devices that are currently in use. For example, when the device 100 is a mobile phone, when a ringing tone sounds for 20 seconds but there is no response from the user, the device 100 may search for another device currently being used by the user through a network between the devices.

If the device being used by the current user, which is the target device to which the information on the operation state change of the current device 100 is to be transmitted, is not found in the network between the devices, The device 100 may search for a shared network accessible by the device 100 to search for a device in use by the user. Also, other devices may be scanned from the device list database held by the current device 100 and the user may search for a device currently being used.

The operation state change information transmitter 120 according to an exemplary embodiment may transmit a search signal indicating information indicating a user to search for a device currently being used, for at least one device in a network between devices. In addition, without transmitting the search signal, the current device 100 may approach the target devices, analyze whether the user is currently using the target device, and directly search for the device currently being used by the user.

Alternatively, the device 100 capable of notifying an operation state change according to an embodiment acquires information indicating whether a user who is generated and sent by the target device is currently in use, thereby obtaining an operation state change of the current device 100. The device to which information is to be transmitted can be selected.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the device 100 capable of notification of an operation state change may be configured by a user to selectively use the device operation state change notification function through an on-off setting of the device operation state change notification function. Can be set.

The information on the operation state change according to an embodiment may include content information indicating that the operation state of the device 100 capable of notification of the operation state change is notified about the change and the information regarding the changed operation state.

The operation state change information transmitter 120 according to an exemplary embodiment may transmit a changed information about the changed operation state of the device 100 capable of notification of the operation state change to a format that the target device may display.

Content information according to an embodiment may be transmitted in a format that can be reproduced in the target device through the management server of the network between the user's devices.

For example, the changed operating state of the device 100 capable of operating state change notification may include receiving a text-based message such as a Short Message Service (SMS) message. According to an embodiment, the message of the device 100 capable of notification of the operation state change may be displayed on the target device after being changed into data in a text form that the target device can reproduce. In addition, when the operation state is changed as the device 100 capable of notification of the operation state receives a text-based message in which an image or audio is mixed, such as a multimedia message service (MMS) message, the target device may play. The image may be changed into data in the form of an image or audio and may be displayed on the target device.

2 is a block diagram of a device capable of notifying change of operation state of another device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The device 200 capable of notification of an operation state change of another device according to an embodiment may include a network communication unit 210, another device operation state change information receiver 210, another device operation state change notification controller 220, and a display unit ( 230). The device 200 capable of informing the operation state change of another device is preferably in the network between the devices together with the device 100 capable of the operation state change notification described above with reference to FIG. 1.

The network communication unit 210 of one embodiment performs network communication between devices that can be used by a user and enable network communication.

The other device operation state change information receiving unit 210 according to an embodiment may search for at least one device currently used by a user in a network between devices and, from a first device belonging to the network between the devices, may operate in the first device. Receive information about the change. The first device may correspond to the device 100 capable of operating state change notification described above with reference to FIG. 1.

Information about the change of the operating state of the first device may be input to the other device operating state change information receiving unit 210 via the network communication unit 210, or may be directly input to the other device operating state change information receiving unit 210. have.

The device 200 capable of notifying an operation state change of another device according to an embodiment may receive a search signal that a user is searching for a device currently being used by the first device. The device 200 capable of notifying an operation state change of another device according to the search signal may recognize whether the user is currently in use and provide a signal of whether the user is currently used to the first device.

Alternatively, the device 200 capable of notifying the operation state change of another device may access the first device to directly access the device 200 capable of notification of the operation state change of the other device, and analyze whether the user is currently in use. You can also accept requests.

The device 200 capable of notifying an operation state change of another device periodically generates and transmits a signal indicating whether the user is currently using the device, and the first device searching for the device currently being used by the user is generated by another device. By acquiring a signal of whether the current use is being sent, the user can search for a device currently being used.

In order to determine whether a user is currently using a device, it is determined whether there has been an instruction or information input from the user within a predetermined time, whether the user logs in to the device, or the user detects a sensor of the device. Whether it is located within range or not can be analyzed.

In addition, the device 200 capable of changing the operation state of another device according to an embodiment may transmit information regarding the operation state change notification received from the first device to another device in the network between the devices. .

The other device operation state change notification controller 220 according to an exemplary embodiment controls to display information on the operation state change of the first device on the display 230. Information about the change of the operating state of the first device may be displayed through the notification display window. The display method such as the position, size, transparency, blinking degree, and color of the notification display window may be variously set.

The information on the change in the operation state according to an embodiment may include content information indicating that the operation state of the first device is changed and information about the changed operation state.

The other device operation state change notification controller 220 of the present exemplary embodiment may change the content regarding the changed operation state of the first device into a format that can be displayed by the device 200 capable of notification of the operation state change of the other device. .

The content information according to an embodiment may be changed to a format that can be reproduced in a target device through a management server of a network between devices of a user and then received by another device operation state change information receiver 210.

Alternatively, the other device operation state change information receiving unit 210 may change the first device into data of a format that may be reproduced in the device 200 capable of notification of the operation state change of another device, and then receive the transmitted content information. Can be.

The other device operation state change notification controller 220 according to an exemplary embodiment may control the display unit 230 to display an acknowledgment window for the operation state change notification information of the first device on the screen. When the acknowledgment is input from the user, based on the content information of the reproducible format, the display unit 230 may display the content regarding the changed operation state of the first device.

Therefore, when the changed operating state of the first device is a short message receiving state, the short message of the first device is changed into data in a text form that can be reproduced by the device 200 capable of notification of the change of the operating state of another device, and then the display unit ( 230 may be displayed. In addition, when the operation state is changed as the first device receives a text-based message in which an image or audio is mixed, such as a multimedia message service (MMS) message, the device 200 capable of notification of an operation state change of another device. The display unit 230 may be displayed on the display unit 230 after being changed into a reproducible image or audio and text data. The device 200 capable of notifying the operation state change of another device may notify the first device that the user has confirmed the operation state change after completing the reception or display of the notification information or the content information about the operation state change of the first device. Can be.

According to an embodiment, the current operation state is changed by using the device 100 capable of notifying the change of the operation state of the device 100 capable of sharing the device operation state change information and the device 200 capable of notification of the operation state change of another device. The device 100 automatically detects the device 200 currently being used by the user, so that the user can effectively respond to the device 200 whose operating state has changed. In addition, since the devices in the accessible network are sequentially searched for the user to search for the device currently being used, the target device to intelligently transfer the status change notification information may be searched.

1 and 2, the device 100 capable of notifying the operation state change and the device 200 capable of notifying the operation state change of another device have been described separately. However, one device includes all of the components of the device 100 capable of notifying the operation state change and the device 200 capable of notifying the operation state change of another device, so that the current device state change information can be obtained from other devices in the network between the devices. It is also possible to perform both a function of informing about and displaying a notification display window by receiving state change information of another device.

3A illustrates a network between devices in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile device 302, the small sound device 304, the digital TV 306, and the digital camcorder 308 belong to the network 300 between the devices. That is, the mobile phone 302, the sound reproducing apparatus 304, the digital TV 306, and the digital camcorder 308 are all capable of network communication and are mutually registered as devices in the same network.

For example, the mobile phone 302 is an example of the device 100 capable of notification of an operation state change, and the other devices of the network 300 between the devices, the sound reproducing apparatus 304, the digital TV 306 and the digital camcorder ( 308 corresponds to embodiments of the device 200 capable of notifying other device state change information described above with reference to FIG. 2.

If the ringing tone of the mobile phone 302 sounds but the user does not respond to it, the mobile phone 302 searches for a target device in the network between the devices to transmit information about the current operating state change. The mobile phone 302 can search for the device currently being used by the user among the other devices in the network 300 between the devices, the sound reproducing apparatus 304, the digital TV 306, and the digital camcorder 308. That is, the mobile phone 302 may transmit state change notification information indicating that the ringing tone of the mobile phone 302 is ringing for the device that the user is found to be currently using.

3B illustrates a type of network and an accessible network between devices according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the mobile phone 302 searches for a device currently being used by a user with respect to a network 300 between devices that are primarily configured to share user information with the device 100. However, if the device currently being used by the user is not found in the network 300 between the devices, the user may additionally access the shared network 310 including the washing machine 314 and the refrigerator 316 together with the mobile phone 302. You can also search for devices that are currently in use.

In addition, mobile phone 302 may search for the user's current devices for other mobile phones 324 and laptops 326 in nearby infrastructure network 320. In addition, when the mobile phone 302 has a device list database 340 that includes a list of devices capable of network communication, the mobile phone 302 can retrieve the device currently being used by the user from a network that is accessible to the surroundings. If not, the device list can be used to search for a device currently being used by the user.

4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, and 4F, a method for exchanging information between a device in which a device operation state change occurs and a device capable of notification of a state change of another device is shown according to an embodiment. In the embodiments of FIGS. 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E and 4F, the mobile phone 405 is an example of the device 100 capable of notification of an operation state change, and the digital TV 410 is an operation state change notification of another device. This is an example of a possible device 200.

FIG. 4A illustrates a first method for exchanging information between a device in which a device operation state change occurs and a device capable of notification of a state change of another device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

User 400 is using digital TV 410 via a remote control (step a-0). At this time, the ringing tone of the mobile phone 405 of the user 400 placed in another room sounds, but the user 400 does not detect the ringing tone.

If the user 400 does not respond at all even when the ringing tone of the mobile phone 405 is ringing for a predetermined time, the mobile phone 405 uses a digital TV to provide a search signal for searching for a device currently used by the user 400 among the networks between the devices. And transmits to step 410 (step a-1).

The mobile phone 405 checks whether the user 400 is currently using the digital TV 410 (step a-2). In this case, the digital TV 410 preferably accepts the access permission request of the mobile phone 405 or provides information about the current usage of the user 400 requested from the mobile phone 405.

Alternatively, in order to determine whether the user 400 is currently using the digital TV 410, a history regarding whether there is an input signal or an instruction from the user 400 within a predetermined time may be analyzed. Whether the user 400 is logged in to the digital TV 410 or whether the user 400 is detected by various sensors mounted on the digital TV 410 or the like, the user 400 is currently using the digital TV 410. You can also determine if you are using).

If it is determined that the user 400 is using the digital TV 410, the mobile phone 405 transmits, to the digital TV 410, information that an incoming call is ringing, that is, state change notification information (step a-3). ).

The digital TV 410 receives notification information indicating that the ringing tone is ringing from the mobile phone 405, and the ringing tone of the mobile phone 405 of the user 400 is ringing in a partial area 420 of the display screen of the digital TV 410. Display the information (step a-4).

4B illustrates a second method for exchanging information between a device in which a device operation state change has occurred and a device capable of notification of a state change of another device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

The user 400 is using the digital TV 410 through the remote control (step b-0), and the ringing tone of the mobile phone 405 of the user 400 lying in another room is ringing, but the user 400 rings. It is not detected.

If the user 400 does not respond at all even when the ringing tone of the mobile phone 405 is ringing for a predetermined time, the mobile phone 405 uses a digital TV to provide a search signal for searching for a device currently used by the user 400 among the networks between the devices. And transmits to 410 (step b-1).

The digital TV 410 receives the search signal of the mobile phone 405 and recognizes the current usage state of the user 400 (step b-2). Even when the digital TV 410 determines whether the user 400 is currently using the digital TV 410, whether the user 400 has received an input signal or an instruction from the user 400 within a recent predetermined time, and the user 400 The logged-in state of the user, or whether the user 400 is detected by various sensors mounted on the digital TV 410 may be analyzed.

If it is determined that the user 400 is using the digital TV 410, the digital TV 410 transmits a user status signal to the mobile phone 405 indicating that the user 400 is currently using the digital TV 410. (Step b-3).

The mobile phone 405 transmits information to the digital TV 410 that an incoming call is sounding, that is, state change notification information (step b-4).

The digital TV 410 receives notification information indicating that the ringing tone is ringing from the mobile phone 405, and the ringing tone of the mobile phone 405 of the user 400 is ringing in a partial area 420 of the display screen of the digital TV 410. Display the information (step b-5).

4C illustrates a third method for exchanging information between a device in which a device operation state change has occurred and a device capable of notification of a state change of another device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

The user 400 is using the digital TV 410 through the remote control (step c-0), and the ringing tone of the mobile phone 405 of the user 400 lying in another room is ringing, but the user 400 rings. Not detecting

Digital TV 410 is often aware of the usage state of user 400 (step c-1). If the user 400 is currently using the digital TV 410, the digital TV 410 sends a signal for the current usage state of the user 400 (step c-2).

If the user 400 does not respond at all even when the ringing tone of the mobile phone 405 rings for a predetermined time, the mobile phone 405 searches for a device currently used by the user 400 among the networks between the devices (step c-3). .

The mobile phone 405 confirms that the user 400 is currently using the digital TV 410 by acquiring a signal of the current usage state of the user 400 that the digital TV 410 is transmitting (step c). -4).

The mobile phone 405 transmits information to the digital TV 410 that an incoming call is sounding, that is, state change notification information (step c-5).

The digital TV 410 receives notification information indicating that the ringing tone is ringing from the mobile phone 405, and the ringing tone of the mobile phone 405 of the user 400 is ringing in a partial area 420 of the display screen of the digital TV 410. Display the information (step c-6).

4D, 4E, and 4F, when a message is received by the mobile phone 405 of the user 400, the digital TV capable of notification of the state change of the mobile phone 405 and other devices in which the device operation state change has occurred ( An embodiment of 410 is shown.

4D illustrates an example of a device in which a device operation state change has occurred and a device capable of notification of a state change of another device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Although the user 400 is using the digital TV 410 through the remote control and the SMS message is received by the mobile phone 405 placed in another room 407, the user 400 detects the SMS message reception state. I can't.

Through the above-described first method, second method, and third method for exchanging information on operating state changes between devices, the cellular phone 405 and the digital TV 410 can exchange information on the message receiving state. have.

The digital TV 410 receives notification information indicating an SMS message reception state of the mobile phone 405, and the SMS message is transmitted to the mobile phone 405 of the user 400 in a partial area 425 of the display screen of the digital TV 410. Information about arrival is displayed.

4E and 4F illustrate an example of a device in which a device operation state change has occurred and a device capable of notification of a state change of another device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The digital TV 410 may receive content information indicating the content of the SMS message together with notification information indicating the SMS message reception state of the mobile phone 405. The digital TV 410 may display the message arrival notification window 430 on the screen based on the notification information, and receive an input of whether to confirm the SMS message from the user.

When the user 400 acknowledges the notification information through the digital TV 410, based on the received SMS message content information, the digital TV 410 displays the SMS message display window 435 of the mobile phone 405 on the screen. I can display it.

If the SMS message of the received content information is not in a format that can be played on the digital TV 410 and displayed on the screen, the digital TV 410 changes the data into a playable format to display the SMS message display window 435 on the screen. I can display it.

Alternatively, the management server of the network between the user's devices transmits the changed SMS message information into a format that can be played on the digital TV 410, and the digital TV 410 receives the changed SMS message information to display the SMS message. 435 can be displayed on the screen.

Alternatively, the user's mobile phone 405 transmits the changed SMS message information to a format that can be played on the digital TV 410, and the digital TV 410 receives the changed SMS message information to display the SMS message window 435. Can be displayed on the screen.

For example, when the mobile phone 405 receives a text-based message such as an SMS message, the mobile phone 405 may be displayed on the digital TV 410 after being changed into text data that can be reproduced by the digital TV 410. In addition, when the mobile phone 405 receives a text-based message in which an image or audio is mixed, such as an MMS message, the data including data, an image, audio, text, and the like that the digital TV 410 can reproduce is changed. After change to the target device can be displayed.

The digital TV 410 may notify the mobile phone 405 that the user has confirmed receipt of the message after receiving or completing the notification information or the message content information on the reception of the message of the mobile phone 405.

1, 2, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e and 4f, the device 100 capable of notification of device state change according to one embodiment described above and other device states according to the embodiment The device 200 capable of notification of change may be operated under the control of a central server such as a home server that manages and controls a network between the devices.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a device state change notification method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step 510, a network is formed between devices usable by the user and capable of network communication. The user's device can be subordinated by registering with the network between the devices.

In operation 520, when an operating state of a first device of a network between devices is changed, at least one device currently used by a user of the network between devices is searched for. The first device searches for a device currently being used by a user in a network between pre-built devices.

A method for searching for a device currently in use by a user may include requesting information about a user's current usage status of the device, directly analyzing a device's operation history, or obtaining current usage status information of a user that the device is transmitting. And the like.

In step 530, for at least one device that is found to be currently in use by the user, information about an operating state change of the first device is transmitted. Since the information on the operation state change of the first device is displayed on the display unit of the found device, the user can obtain the information on the state change of the first device from the display unit of the second device currently being used.

The information on the change of the operating state of the first device may include notification information of the change of the operating state and content information about the changed operating state. The content information of the first device may be changed and transmitted as data in a format that can be reproduced in the second device through a server of the first device or the device-to-device network.

6 is a flowchart illustrating another device state change notification method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step 610, a network is formed between a first device usable by a user and capable of network communication and a device including at least one device.

In operation 620, information regarding a change in an operating state of the first device is received by the at least one device currently used by the user from the first device in which the user searches for the at least one device currently being used by the network between the devices. The user may receive a search signal for searching for at least one device currently being used by the user from the first device.

The device receiving the search signal may check whether the user is currently in use. The device that the user is currently using may transmit information indicating whether the user is currently using, or the first device may directly access another device to analyze whether the user is currently using.

In operation 630, information about an operation state change of the first device is displayed on each display unit of the at least one device currently being used by the user. A display method such as a size, a location, a flickering degree, a color, and a transparency of a notification display window displaying information about an operation state change of the first device may be variously changed according to a user's setting.

The device currently being used by the user may display a notification display window on the display screen to change the operation state of the first device, and then may be inputted by the user. After acknowledgment of the user, the changed operation state of the first device may be displayed on the display screen of the device currently being used by the user.

If the content information of the first device is in a format that cannot be reproduced in the device currently being used, the content information of the first device may be displayed on the display screen after being changed to data in a format reproducible by the device currently in use. Alternatively, through the server of the first device or the device-to-device network, content information of the first device changed into data of a format that can be reproduced in the device currently being used by the user may be received by the device currently in use. In addition, after the content information of the first device is changed by the first device into data in a format that can be reproduced on the display screen of the device currently being used, the content information of the format in which the device currently being used is changed by the first device is transmitted. Receives the reproduction information on the changed operation state of the first device on the display screen.

Meanwhile, the above-described embodiments of the present invention can be written as a program that can be executed in a computer, and can be implemented in a general-purpose digital computer that operates the program using a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include a magnetic storage medium (eg, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, etc.), an optical reading medium (eg, CD-ROM, DVD, etc.) and a carrier wave (eg, internet Storage medium).

So far I looked at the center of the preferred embodiment for the present invention. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in a modified form without departing from the essential features of the present invention. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. The scope of the present invention is shown in the claims rather than the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope will be construed as being included in the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a device capable of notification of an operation state change according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a device capable of informing another operation state change according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A illustrates a network between devices in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

3B illustrates a type of network and an accessible network between devices according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4A illustrates a first method for exchanging information between a device in which a device operation state change occurs and a device capable of notification of a state change of another device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4B illustrates a second method for exchanging information between a device in which a device operation state change has occurred and a device capable of notification of a state change of another device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

4C illustrates a third method for exchanging information between a device in which a device operation state change has occurred and a device capable of notification of a state change of another device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

4D illustrates an example of a device in which a device operation state change has occurred and a device capable of notification of a state change of another device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

4E and 4F illustrate an example of a device in which a device operation state change occurs and a device capable of notification of a state change of another device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a device state change notification method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating another device state change notification method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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Forming a network between devices usable by the user and capable of network communication; Searching for at least one device currently in use by the user of the network between the devices when the operating state of the first device of the network between the devices is changed; And Transmitting information regarding a change in an operating state of the first device to the at least one retrieved device, The information on the change of the operating state of the first device may be displayed on each display unit of the at least one searched device state change notification method. The method of claim 1, wherein the searching step, Waiting for input from a user for a predetermined time after an operation state of the first device is changed; And And after the predetermined time, searching for at least one device currently being used by the user in the network between the devices. The method of claim 1, wherein the searching step, Searching for a device currently in use by the user in a shared network accessible by the first device if the user does not search for a device currently in use among the networks between the devices. Way. The method of claim 1, wherein the searching step, If the user does not search for a device currently in use among the networks between the devices, searching for a list of devices accessible by the first device to search for a device currently used by the user; Status change notification method. The method of claim 1, wherein the searching step, And sending a signal to the at least one device in the network between the devices that the user is searching for a device currently in use. The method of claim 1, wherein the searching step, Receiving information indicating whether the user is currently used from at least one device of the network between the devices. The method of claim 1, wherein the searching step, Searching for at least one devices in the network between the devices, whether there was an input from the user within a predetermined time; And And determining the device that has been input by the user within the predetermined time as a device that the user is currently using. The method of claim 1, At least one device belonging to the network between the devices comprises a respective display unit device status change notification method. The method of claim 1, The information on the change of the operation state may include notification information on the change in the operation state of the first device and content information indicating information on the changed operation state of the first device. Way. The method of claim 9, wherein the transmitting of the information about the first device operating state change comprises: Device state change notification method, characterized in that for changing the information on the changed operating state of the first device in a format that can be displayed by the searched at least one device. The method of claim 9, And the content information is changed and transmitted in a format that can be reproduced in the searched at least one device through a management server of a network between the devices of the user. The method of claim 9, Device state change notification method, characterized in that the operation state change of the first device comprises receiving a message. Forming a network between a first device usable by a user and capable of network communication and devices including at least one device; Wherein the at least one device currently used by the user receives information about a change in the operating state of the first device from the first device in which the user searches for at least one device currently in use among the networks between the devices; step; And And displaying information on an operation state change of the first device on each display unit of at least one device currently being used by the user. The method of claim 13, wherein the other device state change notification method comprises: And generating a signal indicating that the user is currently in use by a second device currently in use by the user in the network between the devices. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein generating a signal indicating that the user is currently in use, When the user receives a signal for searching for a device currently in use from the first device, a second device currently used by the user in a network between the devices may provide a signal indicating that the user is currently using the first device. And transmitting to another device status change notification method. The method of claim 14, wherein the other device state change notification method comprises: If the second device of the network between the devices is recognized that the user is currently in use, the second device further comprises the step of generating and transmitting a signal indicating that the user is currently in use Notification of status changes. The method of claim 14, The signal indicating that the user is currently in use is based on at least one of whether there is an input from the user to the second device within a predetermined time from the present, a login state of the user, and a sensor response result for the user. And other device state change notification method, characterized in that it is generated. The method of claim 13, wherein the display unit display step, And setting a position or a size of the screen displaying the state change notification information of the first device on the display unit. The method of claim 13, wherein the other device state change notification method comprises: The second device of the network between the devices, further comprising the step of setting whether or not to display the state change notification information of the first device on the display of the second device, characterized in that the other device state change notification method . The method of claim 13, wherein the other device state change notification method comprises: The second device of the network between the devices further comprises the step of transferring the state change information of the first device received from the first device to another device being used by the user of the network between the devices; Another device state change notification method, characterized in that. The method of claim 13, The information on the change of the operation state may include other device state changes, wherein the operation state of the first device includes notification information on the change and content information indicating information on the changed operation state of the first device. Notification method. The method of claim 21, wherein the other device state change notification method comprises: Acknowledging the notification information through a second device currently used by the user; And And displaying, on the content information, the content regarding the changed operating state of the received first device on the second device. The method of claim 21, wherein the other device state change notification method comprises: Changing the received content information into a format that can be displayed by a second device currently used by the user; And And displaying, on the second device, contents regarding the changed operating state of the first device, based on the changed format content information. The method of claim 21, wherein the other device state change notification method comprises: Based on the received content information, displaying the content regarding the changed operating state of the first device on a second device currently in use by the user, And the received content information is received in the second device after being changed into a format that can be reproduced in the second device through a management server of a network between the devices of the user. The method of claim 21, wherein the other device state change notification method comprises: Based on the received content information, displaying the content regarding the changed operating state of the first device on a second device currently in use by the user, And the received content information is received by the second device after being changed into a format that can be reproduced in the searched at least one device by the first device. The method of claim 21, Device state change notification method, characterized in that the operation state change of the first device comprises receiving a message. A network communication unit for performing network communication between devices usable by a user and capable of network communication; And When the operating state of the first device of the network between the devices is changed, the device searches for at least one device currently being used by the user of the network between the devices, and the operating state of the first device to the found at least one device. An operation state change information transmission unit for generating and transmitting information on a change; Device for notification of operation state change, characterized in that the information on the operation state change of the first device can be displayed on each display unit of the searched at least one device. A network communication unit configured to perform network communication between devices including a first device usable by a user and capable of network communication; Another device operation state change information receiving unit for receiving information on an operation state change of the first device from the first device in which the user searches for at least one device currently in use among the networks between the devices; A display unit; And And an operation state change notification control unit for controlling another device to display information on the operation state change of the first device on the display unit. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for implementing the device state change notification method according to any one of claims 1 to 12. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for implementing the other device state change notification method according to any one of claims 13 to 24.

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