KR20130082941A - Device and method for controlling multi terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A multiple terminal control method and a device thereof are provided to efficiently distribute control authorities among multiple terminals. CONSTITUTION: A state confirm message transmitting part (330) transmits a state confirm message related to a first function to multiple terminals capable of being connected to a first terminal. A state response message receiving part receives a response message for the confirm message from the multiple terminals. A terminal information managing part (340) generates state information of the multiple terminals based on the response message. The terminal information managing part transmits the state information of the multiple terminals to the first terminal. A control authority disperse performing part (350) distributes a control authority related to the first function to a second terminal. [Reference numerals] (310) Authentication processing part; (320) Authority distribution request receiving part; (330) State confirm message transmitting part; (340) Terminal information managing part; (350) Control authority disperse performing part; (360) Channel producing part; (370) Function request receiving part

Description

Multi-terminal control method and device {DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MULTI TERMINAL}

The present invention relates to a multi-terminal control method and apparatus.

In recent years, smart phones, tablet PCs, netbooks, and the like have become widespread due to the rapid development of information and communication technologies. Users can access various contents such as internet, video, music at any time and place anytime without restriction of time and space.

In addition, due to the development of network technology, various services performed on-line are also available on-line. For example, various medical treatments performed in a face-to-face manner between a doctor and a patient are being attempted through the online form.

Telemedicine is a concept that includes a comprehensive medical service that is performed online. The doctor offers five medical checkups: questionnaire, examination, palpation, percussion, auscultation, urine test, blood test, electrocardiogram test, etc. Means service.

In this regard, the prior art (Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-0084866) relates to a remote medical care system based on the Internet, and discloses a remote medical care method between a consultation request terminal and a consultation providing terminal.

Some embodiments of the present invention, in order to overcome the limitations of hardware and software that may occur when performing a specific service using a single terminal, to provide a corresponding service using multiple terminals, and to effectively control the control between the multiple terminals An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-terminal control method and apparatus that can be distributed.

As a technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, the multi-terminal control method according to the first aspect of the present invention, receiving an authentication request from the first terminal, performing the authentication for the first terminal, the Receiving a control authority distribution request associated with a first function from a first terminal, transmitting a status confirmation message associated with the first function to a plurality of terminals connectable to the first terminal, the confirmation from the plurality of terminals Receiving a response message to the message, generating status information of the plurality of terminals based on the response message, transmitting the status information of the plurality of terminals to the first terminal, and a second terminal Distributing control rights associated with the first function to the user. The second terminal may be a terminal selected by the first terminal based on the state information of the plurality of terminals.

In accordance with a second aspect of the present invention, an apparatus for controlling a multi-terminal includes: an authentication performing unit configured to receive an authentication request from a first terminal and to perform authentication for the first terminal, and control associated with a first function from the first terminal. A control authority distribution request receiver for receiving an authority distribution request, a status confirmation message transmitter for transmitting a status confirmation message associated with the first function to a plurality of terminals connectable to the first terminal, and a response to the confirmation message from the plurality of terminals. A status response message receiver for receiving a response message, a terminal information manager for generating status information of the plurality of terminals based on the response message, and transmitting the status information of the plurality of terminals to the first terminal; And a control authority distribution unit for distributing control authority associated with the first function to the terminal. The second terminal may be a terminal selected by the first terminal based on the state information of the plurality of terminals.

According to any one of the above-described problem solving means of the present invention, some embodiments of the present invention using multiple terminals to overcome the limitations of hardware, software that may occur when performing a specific service using a single terminal A multi-terminal control method and apparatus capable of providing a corresponding service and efficiently distributing control authority among multiple terminals may be provided.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a multi-terminal control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a multi-terminal control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exemplary view for explaining a multi-terminal control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a multi-terminal control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another part in between . Also, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without departing from the other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a multi-terminal control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The multi-terminal control system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a first terminal 100, a second terminal 110, a third terminal 200, and a multi-terminal control apparatus 300 connected to the network 10. Can be.

The network 10 may include a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a value added network (VAN), a personal local area network (PAN), or a mobile communication network (PAN). It can be implemented in all kinds of wired and wireless networks such as mobile radio communication network or satellite communication network.

The first terminal 100, the second terminal 110, and the third terminal 200 may be implemented as a computer, a portable terminal, or a television that can be connected to a remote server through the network 10 or connectable with other terminals and servers. Can be. Here, the computer includes, for example, a notebook computer, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, and the like, each of which is equipped with a web browser (WEB Browser), and the portable terminal may be a wireless communication device , Personal Communication System (PCS), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), Personal Digital Cellular (PDC), Personal Handyphone System (PHS), Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT) Handheld based wireless communication devices such as W-CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) -2000, W-CDMA (W-CDMA), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) terminals, can do. In addition, the television may include an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), an Internet Television (Internet Television), a terrestrial TV, a cable TV, or the like.

Here, the first terminal 100 and the second terminal 110 may mean, for example, a terminal held by the first user, and the third terminal 200 may mean a terminal held by the second user. However, the first terminal 100 and the second terminal 110 are only examples of a plurality of terminals held by the first user, but are not limited thereto. In addition, the second user may also perform communication by using the first user and the plurality of terminals.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first user communicates with the third terminal 200 which is the terminal of the second user using a plurality of terminals including the first terminal 100 and the second terminal 110. Can be done. For example, in a telemedicine system, a patient who is a first user may provide his or her condition to a doctor who is a second user by using a PC, which is the first terminal 100, and a smartphone, which is the second terminal 110. have. At this time, the doctor who is the second user checks the state of the first user through the first terminal 100 and the second terminal 110, and performs the medical treatment according to the state of the patient through the third terminal 200. Can be done.

The multi-terminal control apparatus 300 is connected to the first terminal 100, the second terminal 110 and the third terminal 200 by the network 10, performs authentication for each terminal, each terminal Based on whether or not to perform a specific function of the, it may serve to distribute the control authority.

2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a multi-terminal control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is an exemplary view for explaining a multi-terminal control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The multi-terminal control apparatus 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention is the authentication performing unit 310, the control authority distribution request receiving unit 320, the status check message transmitting unit 330, the terminal information management unit 340, control authority distribution The processor 350 may include a performer 350, a channel generator 360, and a function request receiver 370.

The authentication performing unit 310 receives an authentication request from the first terminal 100 and performs authentication on the first terminal 100. In addition, the authentication performing unit 310 may receive an authentication request from the second terminal 110 and the third terminal 200, and may perform authentication on the second terminal 110 and the third terminal 200. .

For example, the authentication performing unit 310 may receive an authentication request for each of a plurality of terminals owned by the first user and perform authentication, respectively, but the first user may select one of the terminals. When the authentication request is made and the authentication is completed, the authentication performing unit 310 attempts to connect the network to all of the terminals of the first user registered in the database, for example, and authenticates all of the connectable terminals. It could be done in an integrated way.

The control authority distribution request receiver 320 receives a control authority distribution request associated with the first function from the first terminal 100.

Here, the first terminal 100 may be, for example, a main control terminal among terminals of the first user, and the request for distributing control authority may be such that the first terminal 100 distributes the control authority for the first function to other terminals. Means a request to do so.

For example, when the first terminal 100 communicates with the third terminal 200 for telemedicine, for example, the first user may receive information from the second user through a PC that is the first terminal 100. Telemedicine may be received, and the second user may check the state of the first user through the third terminal 200. In the course of treatment, the specific part of the body that is difficult to check through the PC, which is the first terminal 100, may be photographed using the mobile terminal, which is the second terminal 110, and the control authority for the photographing function is the first terminal. It may be distributed from the 100 to the second terminal 110.

Referring to FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is a screen showing an example of a third terminal 200 of a doctor who is a second user, for example, and the doctor has a wound region of a left arm of a patient through the first terminal 100. Check and ask for a more enlarged screen. In this case, the first user may be photographed by enlarging the wound of the left arm through the mobile terminal of the second terminal 110.

The above-mentioned telemedicine is not limited thereto but an embodiment of the present invention, and the embodiment of the present invention may be applied to various communication actions between a plurality of terminals.

The status confirmation message transmitter 330 transmits a status confirmation message associated with the first function to a plurality of terminals connectable to the first terminal 100.

Here, the status confirmation message may be a confirmation message related to the status of the terminal, or may be a message for confirming whether the terminal is capable of performing the first function. For example, the multi-terminal control apparatus 300 transmits a status check message on whether a network can be connected to the plurality of terminals through the status check message transmitter 330, and receives a response message from the plurality of terminals to receive the response message. You can check the network connection status. In addition, the multi-terminal control apparatus 300 may transmit a status confirmation message on whether to perform a first function, for example, a photographing function, to the plurality of terminals.

The status check message transmitter 330 may search for the plurality of terminals registered in association with the identification information of the first terminal 100.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the multi-terminal control apparatus 300 may store and manage terminal information on a plurality of terminals using a database (not shown), and the database (not shown) may identify identification information of the terminal. User information can be managed in association with. For example, when the identification information of the first terminal 100 is "DEV_001" and the identification information of the first user who is the owner of the first terminal 100 is, for example, "USER_001", the multi-terminal control apparatus ( 300 may search for "DEV_002", "DEV_003" and "DEV_004" associated with the first user.

The status check message transmitter 330 may search for a plurality of terminals capable of network connection with the first terminal 100. For example, the mobile terminal may search for a terminal that can be connected to the first terminal 100 through Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Here, as a network that can be used to search for a plurality of terminals, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are just examples, but are not limited thereto. For example, Wibro and 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) communication standards are used. It may include a network.

The status response message receiver 340 receives a response message for the confirmation message from the plurality of terminals.

For example, the status response message receiving unit 340 may receive a response message to the confirmation message of the "blood pressure measurement function" from the plurality of terminals, for example, when blood pressure measurement is possible, "OK", "1" If it is impossible to measure blood pressure, etc., a message such as “0” may be received.

In addition, the response message may include network state information of the terminal associated with performing the first function.

The above status confirmation message and response message may be variously defined according to a protocol between the terminals 100, 110, and 200 and the multi-terminal control apparatus 200.

The terminal information manager 340 generates the state information of the plurality of terminals based on the response message received from the plurality of terminals, and transmits the state information of the plurality of terminals to the first terminal 100.

Here, the status information may include class information of the terminal associated with performing the first function. For example, as the rating information for the "network" function, it may be rating information such as "good network connection", "bad network connection", and other examples, "3", "2", "1", etc. It may also be relative rating information of.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal information manager 340 may arrange and transmit terminal information and status information of the plurality of terminals based on the status information of the plurality of terminals. Here, the sorting criteria may be received from, for example, the first terminal 100, and the sorting criteria may include, for example, a network connection state, alphabetical order of terminal information, or alphabetical order. For example, if the first terminal 100 wants state information of terminals having a good network connection state, the terminal information manager 340 may provide, for example, a list of connectable terminals in order of good connection state. .

The control authority distribution performing unit 350 distributes the control authority associated with the first function to the second terminal 110. Here, the second terminal 110 may be a terminal selected by the first terminal 100 based on state information of the plurality of terminals.

According to one embodiment of the invention, when the control authority for the first function is distributed to the second terminal 110, in communication with the third terminal 200, the second terminal 110 is activated, The result of performing the function of the second terminal 110 may be provided to the third terminal 200.

The control authority distribution performing unit 350 may receive a selection request for the second terminal 110, which is one of the plurality of terminals, from the first terminal 100 based on the state information of the plurality of terminals. . For example, the first terminal 100, which is a main control terminal, may select a second terminal 110, which is a terminal to which control authority is distributed, from among a plurality of terminals displayed on the terminal.

The control authority distribution performing unit 350 may receive a request for distributing control authority associated with the first function from the second terminal 110.

For example, when the first terminal 110 distributes the "shooting function", the second terminal 110 equipped with the shooting function may perform a request for distributing the control authority to the multi-terminal control apparatus 300. have.

The control authority distribution execution unit 350 may transmit a request to stop the control authority associated with the first function to the first terminal 100.

The channel generator 360 generates a communication channel between the first terminal 100 or the second terminal 110 and the third terminal 200.

Here, the communication channel refers to all kinds of channels capable of communicating between the first user and the second user, for example, "text chat channel", "video chat channel" and "voice communication channel". It may include.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the channel generator 360 generates a communication channel between the first terminal 100 and the third terminal 200 and between the second terminal 110 and the third terminal 200. A communication channel can be created.

The function request receiver 370 may receive a request to perform a second function from the third terminal 200.

For example, a doctor who is a second user may request to photograph a wound site of an arm to a patient who is a first user by using the third terminal 200, and the patient who is a first user may provide a “shooting function” to the mobile terminal. By using the light and easy camera of the mobile terminal, the wound can be photographed and viewed from various angles. In addition, when the second user doctor confirms the wound, it may deactivate the "photographing function" of the mobile terminal.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a multi-terminal control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The advertisement providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 includes the steps of time series processing in the multi-terminal control apparatus 300 shown in FIG. 2. Therefore, even if omitted below, the above description of the multi-terminal control apparatus 300 shown in FIG. 2 may be applied to the advertisement providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 4.

In operation S4100, the multi-terminal control apparatus 300 receives an authentication request from the first terminal 100 and performs authentication on the first terminal 100. In addition, the multi-terminal control apparatus 300 may receive an authentication request from the second terminal 110 and the third terminal 200, and may perform authentication on the second terminal 110 and the third terminal 200. have.

In operation S4200, the multi-terminal control apparatus 300 receives a control authority distribution request associated with the first function from the first terminal 100.

In operation S4300, the multi-terminal control apparatus 300 transmits a status check message associated with the first function to a plurality of terminals connectable to the first terminal 100.

In operation S4300, the multi-terminal control apparatus 300 may search for a plurality of terminals registered in association with the identification information of the first terminal 100, and may include a plurality of terminals capable of network connection with the first terminal 100. You can also search for.

In operation S4400, the multi-terminal control apparatus 300 receives a response message for the confirmation message from the plurality of terminals.

In operation S4500, the multi-terminal control apparatus 300 generates state information of the plurality of terminals based on the response message.

In operation S4600, the multi-terminal control apparatus 300 transmits the state information of the plurality of terminals to the first terminal 100.

In operation S4700, the multi-terminal control apparatus 300 distributes the control authority associated with the first function to the second terminal 200. Here, the second terminal 200 may be a terminal selected by the first terminal 100 based on state information of the plurality of terminals.

In operation S4700, the multi-terminal control apparatus 300 may receive a selection request for the second terminal 110, which is one of the plurality of terminals, from the first terminal 100 based on the state information of the plurality of terminals. Can be.

In addition, in operation S4700, the multi-terminal control apparatus 300 may receive a request for distributing control authority associated with the first function from the second terminal 110.

In operation S4700, the multi-terminal control apparatus 300 may transmit a request for discontinuing control authority associated with the first function to the first terminal 100.

The multi-terminal control method according to the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 4 may also be implemented in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer, such as a program module executed by a computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer-readable medium may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes any information delivery media, including computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism.

The foregoing description of the present invention is intended for illustration, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be easily modified in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the above description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

Claims (20)

In the method for controlling the terminal by the terminal control device,
Receiving an authentication request from a first terminal and performing authentication on the first terminal;
Receiving a control right distribution request associated with a first function from the first terminal;
Transmitting a status check message associated with the first function to a plurality of terminals connectable to the first terminal;
Receiving a response message to the confirmation message from the plurality of terminals;
Generating status information of the plurality of terminals based on the response message;
Transmitting the state information of the plurality of terminals to the first terminal; And
Distributing control authority associated with the first function to a second terminal;
The second terminal is a terminal selected by the first terminal based on the state information of the plurality of terminals.
Multi-terminal control method.
The method of claim 1,
Distributing the control authority,
Receiving a selection request for the second terminal, which is any one of the plurality of terminals, from the first terminal based on the state information of the plurality of terminals;
Multi-terminal control method.
The method of claim 1,
Distributing the control authority,
Receiving a request for distribution of the control authority associated with the first function from the second terminal;
Multi-terminal control method.
The method of claim 1,
Distributing the control authority,
Sending a request to suspend control authority associated with the first function to the first terminal;
Multi-terminal control method.
The method of claim 1,
The step of transmitting the status check message,
Retrieving the plurality of registered terminals in association with identification information of the first terminal.
Multi-terminal control method.
The method of claim 1,
The step of transmitting the status check message,
Searching for the plurality of terminals capable of network connection with the first terminal;
Multi-terminal control method.
The method of claim 1,
The response message includes:
Including network state information of a terminal associated with performing the first function.
Multi-terminal control method.
The method of claim 1,
The status information may include:
Includes rating information of the terminal associated with the performance of the first function
Multi-terminal control method.
The method of claim 1,
Receiving an authentication request from a third terminal and performing authentication on the third terminal; And
Generating a communication channel between the first terminal and the third terminal;
Multi-terminal control method.
The method of claim 9,
Receiving a request to perform a second function from the third terminal; And
Transmitting a control authority distribution request to the first terminal based on the second function execution request.
Multi-terminal control method.
The method of claim 9,
The communication channel between the first terminal and the third terminal is for telemedicine between the user of the first terminal and the user of the third terminal.
Multi-terminal control method.
The method of claim 1,
The step of transmitting the status information to the first terminal,
Based on the state information of the plurality of terminals, the terminal information and the state information of the plurality of terminals are aligned and transmitted.
Multi-terminal control method.
In the method for controlling the terminal by the terminal control device,
An authentication performing unit configured to receive an authentication request from a first terminal and to authenticate the first terminal;
A control authority distribution request receiver configured to receive a control authority distribution request associated with a first function from the first terminal;
A status confirmation message transmitter configured to transmit a status confirmation message associated with the first function to a plurality of terminals connectable to the first terminal;
A status response message receiving unit receiving a response message to the confirmation message from the plurality of terminals;
A terminal information management unit generating state information of the plurality of terminals based on the response message, and transmitting the state information of the plurality of terminals to the first terminal; And
Including a control authority distribution unit for distributing control authority associated with the first function to a second terminal,
The second terminal is a terminal selected by the first terminal based on the state information of the plurality of terminals.
Multi terminal control device.
The method of claim 13,
The control authority distribution execution unit,
Based on the state information of the plurality of terminals, receiving a selection request for the second terminal which is any one of the plurality of terminals from the first terminal
Multi terminal control device.
The method of claim 13,
The control authority distribution execution unit,
Receiving a distribution request of the control authority associated with the first function from the second terminal;
Multi terminal control device.
The method of claim 13,
The control authority distribution execution unit,
Sending a request for termination of control authority associated with the first function to the first terminal;
Multi terminal control device.
The method of claim 13,
The status confirmation message transmitter,
Searching for the plurality of terminals registered in association with identification information of the first terminal;
Multi terminal control device.
The method of claim 13,
The status confirmation message transmitter,
Searching for the plurality of terminals capable of network connection with the first terminal;
Multi terminal control device.
The method of claim 13,
Wherein the authentication performing unit comprises:
Receiving an authentication request from a third terminal, performing authentication on the third terminal,
The apparatus may further include a channel generator configured to generate a communication channel between the first terminal or the second terminal and the third terminal.
Multi terminal control device.
The method of claim 19,
Further comprising a function request receiving unit for receiving a request to perform a second function from the third terminal,
The control authority distribution request receiver,
Based on the second function execution request, transmitting a control right distribution request to the first terminal
Multi terminal control device.

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