KR20170002004A - Terminal, operation method of terminal, and application - Google Patents

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KR20170002004A
KR20170002004A KR1020150091833A KR20150091833A KR20170002004A KR 20170002004 A KR20170002004 A KR 20170002004A KR 1020150091833 A KR1020150091833 A KR 1020150091833A KR 20150091833 A KR20150091833 A KR 20150091833A KR 20170002004 A KR20170002004 A KR 20170002004A
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The following embodiments relate to an operation method of a terminal, a terminal, and an operation of an application stored in the terminal. Selecting a mode for controlling a control target device wirelessly connected to the terminal from a user of the terminal; Outputting list information of the control target device and receiving a selection input for setting control information of the control target device corresponding to the mode from the user; Transmitting the control information to a server; Receiving an execution command of the mode from the user; And transmitting the execution command to the server, wherein, in accordance with the execution command, the server controls the control target device based on the control information.

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[0001] TERMINAL, OPERATION METHOD OF TERMINAL, AND APPLICATION [0002]

The following embodiments relate to an operation method of a terminal, a terminal, and an operation of an application stored in the terminal.

Recently, Internet of Things (IoT) technology, in which objects communicate with each other, is being developed. Smart home, smart car, and so on, the objects can be connected to the network to control objects from a distance, and information related to the operation of objects can be easily identified.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2011-0047764 (a method and apparatus for controlling a home network system using a mobile terminal, applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.) discloses a process of connecting a mobile terminal to a home network, Receiving a list of devices connected to the home network from a gateway of the home network; displaying devices connected to the home network by the mobile terminal; Requesting status information of the selected device from the selected device through the gateway, receiving status information of the selected device from the selected device, and transmitting the status information and the user interface Is started.

Through the embodiments, there is provided a technique for supporting inter-object communication and controlling objects using inter-object communication. In addition, the embodiments set the operation of an object for each mode, and control the operation of an object in accordance with the setting at the time of execution of the mode.

Receiving a selection input for setting control information for one or more control target devices wirelessly connected to the terminal corresponding to a specific mode from a user of the terminal; Transmitting the control information to a server; Receiving an execution command of the mode from the user; And transmitting the execution command to the server, wherein, in accordance with the execution command, the server controls the control target device based on the control information.

In one aspect, the control information may include at least one of a specific status of the control target device or an alert setting based on a status change.

In another aspect, receiving the execution command of the mode from the user comprises: receiving a selection input of an icon representing the mode; And outputting the execution guide message of the mode to the display of the terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a control target device, the method comprising: inactivating an interface capable of executing another mode and individually controlling the control target device while the server controls the control target device on the basis of the control information, As shown in FIG.

In another aspect, the method may further include activating an interface capable of receiving an execution input of another mode upon receipt of information indicating that the control execution of the target device according to the execution command of the mode has been completed, from the server.

In still another aspect, the method may further include activating an interface capable of individual control of the control target device when there is the cancel selection input of the mode.

Receiving, from the user, a selection input for setting control information for the at least one controlled device; Receiving and displaying the recommendation mode control execution information from the server; And receiving a selection input for setting control information for the at least one control target device from the user according to the selection of the recommendation mode control execution statement.

In another aspect, the recommendation mode control execution information may be extracted according to whether the control target device registered in the account of the terminal and the corresponding control information are set in advance by the server.

In another aspect, the step of receiving and displaying the recommendation mode control execution information from the server may include a step of displaying a name set by the user to the control target device.

Through the embodiments, it is possible to provide a technique of supporting inter-object communication and controlling objects using inter-object communication. In addition, the embodiments may set an operation of an object for each mode, and control an operation of an object according to a setting at the time of execution of the mode.

It is possible to overcome the disadvantage that it is difficult to operate because there are many devices to be controlled.

When the mode-specific control is being executed, status information of the control target device can be inquired. However, by disabling the interface so that individual control is disabled, the mode control state can be easily and intuitively informed to the user, and incomplete control can be prevented. The recommendation mode control execution information is displayed so that the setting for each mode will not be troublesome for each of the plurality of control target devices, so that the user can easily set the control for each mode easily.

When a state change of a specific control target device occurs only in a specific mode, it is notified through a push notification to the terminal, so that it is possible to easily and quickly grasp the state of important matters during the state change of many control target devices.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of registering a control target device for performing mode control according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a server communicating with a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4 illustrates a screen interface prior to mode execution in one embodiment.
FIG. 5 shows a screen in which a sleep mode execution command is input and executed in one embodiment.
6 shows a screen for explaining a mode setting method in one embodiment.
7 is a diagram for explaining another example of setting of the mode in one embodiment.
8 is a diagram for explaining an application example of mode execution in one embodiment.
9 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of a terminal according to an embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Various modifications may be made to the embodiments described below. It is to be understood that the embodiments described below are not intended to limit the embodiments, but include all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives to them.

The terms used in the examples are used only to illustrate specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the embodiments. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like refer to the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this embodiment belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as ideal or overly formal in the sense of the art unless explicitly defined herein Do not.

In the following description of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals, and redundant explanations thereof will be omitted. In the following description of the embodiments, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted if it is determined that the gist of the embodiments may be unnecessarily blurred.

In order to use the Internet of Things (IoT) service that users subscribe to in your home, you need to be able to communicate with each other. The objects in the house do not communicate with each other but the control object device corresponding to the objects in the house communicates with each other so that the object internet service in the house can be realized. For example, the controlled device may include a switch corresponding to the lamp, a door lock corresponding to the front door, or an open sensor corresponding to the window. Registration of the control target device may be necessary in order to realize the Internet service of the home.

The terminal can perform a wireless network device scanning operation and display the execution result on the display of the terminal. The terminal may establish a wireless connection (e.g., Wi-Fi) with the wireless network equipment for registration of the controlled device. The wireless network equipment may be, for example, an Access Point (AP). A password can be input for wireless connection, and the user of the terminal can be authenticated based on the inputted password.

Based on the wireless connection between the terminal and the wireless network equipment, the terminal can search for the hub. Based on the wireless connection, a button for searching for the hub can be displayed on the display, and the terminal can detect the input for the button and search for the hub. A hub is a physical device that is coupled to an interface of a wireless network device and may support wireless communication (e.g., Z-Wave) between the device and the wireless network device. For example, the hub may be a dongle connected to the USB port of the wireless network equipment. If there is an input for a button for searching for a hub, the terminal can notify the wireless network equipment that it is searching for the hub. The wireless network equipment may transmit the wireless network equipment information (e.g., the serial number of the wireless network equipment and / or the MAC address of the wireless network equipment) and the hub information (e.g., the serial number of the hub) to the terminal.

The terminal can request the subscription device list from the server by using the account information of the Internet service of the subscriber and the information of the wireless network equipment. The server, in response to the request, may provide a subscription device list corresponding to account information and information of the wireless network equipment.

When the user subscribes to the object Internet service, the distributor seller or the customer center pre-registers the control target device information that the user will use in the future registration procedure with the server, to the subscription device list by matching with the user's information, Prevent misuse due to loss or theft while delivering / installing / using the device.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of registering a control target device for performing mode control of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

In step 110, the terminal exposes the control target device list on the display of the terminal.

In one embodiment, the controlled device list may be included in the subscription device list. The terminal can expose the control target device list received from the server to the display.

The control target device list may include identification information of a plurality of control target devices. The identification information may include, for example, category, model name, serial number, etc. of each of the plurality of control target devices. The category indicates the type of control target device, and may include, for example, a switch, an outlet, an open sensor, a power meter, a gas lock, a door lock, and the like. Also, the control target device list may include the number information of the control target devices. For example, the control target device list may include the number of control target devices corresponding to the same category. The number of control target devices of the switch, and the number of control target devices of the outlet.

The terminal can sense the user's selection input for the identification information included in the control target device list.

In step 120, the terminal displays a triggering button for pairing the control target device located in the physical space, based on the selection input for the control target device list.

A triggering button for pairing between the control target device and the wireless network equipment corresponding to the identification information selected in the control target device list may be displayed. When there is a user input for the triggering button, the process proceeds to a pairing procedure between the control target device corresponding to the identification information and the wireless network equipment or hub.

In step 130, the terminal registers the control target device based on the pairing of the control target device.

The terminal can generate the registration information based on at least one of the selection input to the control target device list and the information about the physical space in which the control target device is located. For example, the registration information may include identification information of the device to be controlled and / or information on the physical space. Based on the selection input to the control target device list, the terminal can generate the identification information of the control target device. Since the control target device list includes the category of the control target device, the identification information can include the category of the control target device. For example, when the user selects a switch in the controlled device list, the registration information may include a switch.

The terminal can receive information on the physical space in which the control target device is located. For example, if the control target device is paired, the terminal may display a first user interface for receiving information on the physical space in which the control target device is located, on the display. The terminal can receive information on where the paired control target device is located in the house through the first user interface. For example, the paired control target device may be located at any one of the inner room, the living room, the toilet, and the veranda in the house, and the user may input that the paired control target device is located in the living room. The terminal can receive the identification information corresponding to the physical space in which the paired controlled device is located. Also, the terminal can receive additional identification information of the control target device through the first user interface. That is, the user can set the name of the control target device through the first user interface. For example, the user can set the name of the switch in the living room to "central fluorescent light", the name of the switch in the bathroom to be "bathroom light", the name of the open sensor located on the veranda window " "

In one embodiment, the registration information may include a category of the control target device, identification information corresponding to the physical space, and / or additional identification information of the control target device set by the user. The terminal transmits the registration information to the server communicating with the terminal so that the terminal can be managed by the server. The server performs control such as changing the state of the control target device registered according to the event or transmitting notification information.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Steps 210 to 230 are a mode setting method and will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG.

In step 210, the terminal selects a mode for controlling the control target device wirelessly connected to the terminal from the user of the terminal. The control target device may correspond to the control target device registered through the registration method of FIG.

The mode according to the embodiment may be provided in various modes such as an indoor mode, a sleep mode, and a outgoing mode. For example, the indoor mode may be executed when the user is indoors, the sleep mode may be executed when the user goes to sleep, and the outgoing mode may be executed when the user goes out from home. Lt; / RTI >

In using the in-house internet service, various modes are provided to control the state of the control target device according to a mode corresponding to a received execution command according to the user's situation. It is possible to provide a setting interface for setting a control target device for each mode in order to provide a mode and to provide a setting interface for setting a control target device corresponding to the mode when a selection for a mode requiring a setting is inputted by the user.

In one embodiment, a screen 610 of FIG. 6 shows a screen for receiving a selection of a mode for controlling a control target device wirelessly connected to a terminal from a user of the terminal.

For setting the mode, the mode setting menu of the screen 610 can be executed by tapping the "mode setting" menu provided by the application. Mode selection buttons 601 such as "sleep mode "," indoor mode ", and "outgoing mode" are displayed on the screen 610,

In step 220, the terminal outputs the list information of the control target device, and receives from the user a selection input for setting the control information for each mode of the control target device corresponding to the mode.

In one embodiment, the list information of the control target device may include a list of control target devices registered through the registration method of the control target device of FIG. 1 described above. For example, the list information may include a name of a control target device registered by the user when registering the terminal, each category, a model name, and a serial number. The category indicates the type of control target device, and may include, for example, a switch, an outlet, an open sensor, a power meter, a gas lock, a door lock, and the like. The list information can be displayed for each category, for example, in the order in which it was recently registered, in the order of names, in units of installation sites, and the like.

In one embodiment, a category selection button 602, such as "switch", "outlet", "open sensor", "gas lock", "door lock", "boiler" .

The following screen 620 shows an example for setting the control target device corresponding to the category of "switch" in detail after selecting the category selection button 602 for the "switch" after the indoor mode is selected through the mode selection button 601 Respectively.

In the embodiment, when a selection is inputted for the "switch ", a list of control target devices corresponding to the category is displayed in a screen switching or a dropdown format and control information for each mode of the specific control target device can be set The setting interface is displayed.

And "living room switch" in correspondence with "switch", and are classified into "control room", "center room", " It is possible to provide all the switches corresponding to the devices and the control buttons 603 of the respective switches.

For example, when the position of the control button 603 is moved to the right, the switch setting is turned on, and when the position of the control button 603 is moved to the left It can be confirmed that the switch setting is off. The control target device is controlled in the corresponding mode only when the setting is ON.

It is possible to display the setting state of each switch on the terminal through the setting notification 604. In the embodiment, the control button 603 which is turned off for the "side light button" , The display content of the setting notification 604 may be changed corresponding to the control button 603 of the "side button ". For example, the setting notification 604 may display a set value. As shown in the screen 630, the to-be-sent message 605 may be provided to one side of the terminal for the control target device whose setting is changed, so that the user can confirm the setting change contents. In the indoor mode, the sidewalk switch-side light is set to turn on.

It is also possible to set whether to receive application notification from the terminal according to the change of the status information of the selected control target device in the selected mode

In step 230, the terminal transmits control information for each mode of the control target device to the server.

The control information for each control target device set by the user can be transmitted to the server wirelessly connected to the terminal through a network such as Wi-Fi, wireless data, and the like.

Thereafter, in step 240, step 250 is a method in which the user performs mode control and will be described with reference to Figs. 4 and 5. Fig.

In step 240, the terminal receives a mode execution command from the user.

In an embodiment, an execution command of the mode may be received via an interface provided to the display of the terminal. For example, an execution button for execution of the indoor mode, the sleep mode, the outgoing mode, and the like can be displayed on one side of the screen, and an execution command can be received for the mode corresponding to the execution button selected by the user have.

In one embodiment, FIG. 4 illustrates a screen interface prior to mode execution. According to the illustrated example, a button 401 for mode control may be provided at the top of the screen 410, and an integrated control screen 402 may be displayed. The integrated control screen 402 displays the current state information of the plurality of control target devices registered in the terminal and the controllable menu (interface) at the same time, thereby arranging the categories of the control target devices up and down, One or more control target devices can be vertically arranged individually, and status information (physical ON / OFF status) of each control target device can be visually distinguished and displayed.

In one embodiment, FIG. 5 shows a screen in which a sleep mode execution command is input and executed. According to the embodiment, it relates to an embodiment for execution of the "sleep mode" among the provided modes.

The user can select the sleep mode execution button 501 on the screen 510 and output the guidance pop-up 502 for execution of the control of the "sleep mode ". The pop-up 502 may take some time to control the device to be controlled, and may include guidance that individual control is not possible after mode execution. When the user selects the "cancel" button for the pop-up 502, the execution of the "sleep mode" is canceled and the execution of the "sleep mode" can be started by selecting the "mode control" button.

In the embodiment, if the control target device to be controlled for the corresponding mode is not set by the user, the flow advances to step 220 to set the control target device to be controlled with respect to the corresponding mode, To the terminal.

In step 250, the terminal transmits an execution command of the selected mode to the server.

In an embodiment, the terminal may transmit a signal corresponding to the execution command to the server. The server receiving the execution command can recall control information for each mode of the control target device stored corresponding to the terminal that transmitted the execution command and can control the state of the control target device wirelessly connected through the AP using the control information have.

For example, for the 'living room TV', the 'home charger', the 'home multi-tap', and the 'computer' included in the control target device of the 'outlet' category, the 'living room TV' , &Quot; home multi-tap ", and " computer ", the state of the control target device can be changed so as to correspond to the control information based on the control information set to OFF. During execution of control of the control target device in accordance with a specific mode change, execution of other modes or individual control of the control target device can be deactivated to maintain the integrity in the mode-by-mode control. When the control of the control target device according to the specific mode change is completed, the corresponding mode can be released and the other mode can be executed, and the inactive state of the individual control of the control target device can be maintained until the canceling of the corresponding mode. While the mode control is being executed, the state information of the control target device can be inquired, and the individual control of the control target device is deactivated to maintain the integrity of the mode control.

When the "mode control" button of the pop-up 502 of FIG. 5 is input, the terminal displays the progress status 503 indicating the progress of the control of the "sleep mode" It can be displayed on one side. For example, the control progresses through the icon of the selected mode, and may be provided in the form of a bar or other form on one side of the terminal.

The execution buttons of the " indoor mode "and" outgoing mode "including the execution button of the" sleep mode " on the screen 520 are disabled and can not be selected. In addition, the functions of the buttons for changing the states of the control target devices displayed on the integrated control screen 402 and the states of the respective control target devices are disabled, and the icons indicating the states of the control target devices are received from the server and registered It can be changed and displayed in accordance with the status information of the control target device.

Upon receiving the information indicating that the control execution of the control target device in accordance with the mode change (mode execution) from the server is completed, the corresponding mode can be canceled or the other mode can be executed. It is possible to activate the individual control of the control target device when the control execution of the control target device according to the mode change is completed but it is preferable to deactivate the individual control of the control target device until the cancel of the corresponding mode.

When there is a release selection input of the mode from the user, the terminal can activate the individual control of the registered control target device while transmitting the cancel command of the mode selected by the server.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a server communicating with a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Steps 310 to 320 are methods for setting the mode.

In step 310, the server receives the control information of the control target device corresponding to the mode and the mode for controlling the control target device wirelessly connected to the terminal from the user of the terminal.

In using the in-house internet service, various modes are provided to control the state of the control target device according to a mode corresponding to a received execution command according to the user's situation. The state of the control target device can be set differently according to each mode, and control information corresponding to the setting of the user can be received from the terminal.

The control information includes, for example, "living room TV", "home-use charger", "home-use charger", " May be set to ON, and information about the state set for each of the control target devices may be included, such as setting the 'home multi-tap' and the 'computer' to OFF.

In step 320, the server stores control information for each mode of the control target device by matching with the terminal.

In an embodiment, the information can be executed by one or more terminals in the same house, and information about a terminal having an account linked to the terminal other than the terminal transmitting the control information can be stored.

Thereafter, in step 330, step 340 is a method in which the server controls the controlled device in response to the mode control request.

In step 330, the server receives an execution command of the mode input by the user from the terminal.

In an embodiment, the server may receive a signal corresponding to the execution command from the terminal. An execution command of an input mode can be received through the interface provided on the display of the terminal.

In step 340, the server controls the control target device to correspond to the control information.

The control information stored in association with the terminal that has transmitted the execution command can be retrieved and the state of the control target device wirelessly connected through the AP can be controlled using the control information.

For example, if there is a 'living room TV', a 'home charger', a 'home multi-tap', and a 'computer' included in the control target device of the 'outlet' category, the 'living room TV' , And the state of the control target device can be changed so as to correspond to the control information based on the control information set in the " home multi-tap " and " computer "

When the number of control target devices controlled for the input mode is plural, control is sequentially performed. When control of all of the control target devices controlled for the input mode is completed, the server transmits a control target Information indicating that the control execution of the apparatus has been completed can be transmitted.

When the event information is received in the state change of the control target device, if the application notification setting of the corresponding mode is set for the control target device, the state change notification can be transmitted as push notification (PUSH). The status information change notification of the control target device can be transmitted to the verb to one or more other terminals having an account that can be interlocked with the terminal in addition to the terminal.

When receiving the cancel command from the terminal, the information corresponding to the account of the terminal can be changed.

In the embodiment, when receiving an execution command from another terminal using an account that can be interlocked with the terminal other than the terminal, the server can invoke the control information received from the terminal linked to the other terminal, It is possible to control the state of the wirelessly connected control target device.

4 illustrates a screen interface prior to mode execution in one embodiment.

According to the illustrated example, a button 401 for mode control may be provided at the top of the screen 410, and an integrated control screen 402 may be displayed. The integrated control screen 402 displays the current state information of the plurality of control target devices registered in the terminal and the controllable menu (interface) at the same time, thereby arranging the categories of the control target devices up and down, One or more control target devices can be vertically arranged individually, and status information (physical ON / OFF status) of each control target device can be visually distinguished and displayed.

In addition, for each category of the control target device, it is possible to include information on how many control target devices are in the specific state (ON state) among the control target devices, or information on the ratio of the number of control target devices to each category.

For example, the icon for the control target device in the integrated control screen 402 can be used as a button for individually controlling the state information of each control target device, and when the selection for the corresponding icon is input, State, or from the OFF state to the ON state.

FIG. 5 shows a screen in which a sleep mode execution command is input and executed in one embodiment. According to the embodiment, it relates to an embodiment for execution of the "sleep mode" among the provided modes.

The user can select the sleep mode execution button 501 on the screen 510 and output the guidance pop-up 502 for execution of the control of the "sleep mode ". The pop-up 502 may take some time to control the device to be controlled, and may include guidance that individual control is not possible after mode execution. When the user selects the "cancel" button for the pop-up 502, the execution of the "sleep mode" is canceled and the execution of the "sleep mode" can be started by selecting the "mode control" button.

When the mode is selected, it can be executed based on the state of the control target device set in the corresponding mode. In the embodiment, when the setting for the corresponding mode is not input from the user or when the state of the control target device is all OFF, Mode can be output to the terminal.

When the "mode control" button of the pop-up 502 is input, the terminal displays the progress status 503 on one side of the terminal as the screen 520 indicates that the control of the "sleep mode" can do. For example, the control progresses through the icon of the selected mode, and may be provided in the form of a bar or other form on one side of the terminal.

The execution buttons of the " indoor mode "and" outgoing mode "including the execution button of the" sleep mode " on the screen 520 are disabled and can not be selected. In addition, the functions of the buttons for changing the states of the control target devices displayed on the integrated control screen 402 and the states of the respective control target devices are disabled, and the icons indicating the states of the control target devices are received from the server and registered It is possible to inquire the status of the control target device registered by the user by changing display in accordance with the status information of the control target device, but it is possible to process the mode control or the individual control of the control target device in an invisible manner.

Upon receiving the information indicating that the control execution of the control target device in accordance with the mode change is completed from the server, the activation processing is executed so that execution of the other mode or release of the corresponding mode is possible.

In the embodiment, when the control of the control target device in accordance with the change of the "sleep mode" is completed, regardless of the type of the screen that the terminal outputs in real time, A toast message can be displayed on one side of the terminal.

Even if it receives the information indicating that the control execution of the control target device by the mode change is completed, it is in the corresponding mode state, so that it is possible to execute the other mode but the individual control of the control target device is disabled and the corresponding mode is canceled It is possible to perform activation processing so as to enable individual control of the control target device.

The screen 530 is an example showing a state under control of the control target device corresponding to the "sleep mode." During the control of the "sleep mode", a notification that the "sleep mode" is being controlled until the "sleep mode" 504 may be displayed on one side of the display. In this state, when the sleep mode execution button 501 is selected and input, the sleep mode is canceled, and the statement 504 that the "sleep mode" is being controlled is removed and an activation process is performed Individual control is possible through the integrated control screen 402.

7 is a diagram for explaining another example of setting of the mode in one embodiment.

An example in which the control target device is set for the "switch" category in Fig. 6 when the specific mode (indoor mode) is set will be described.

When a selection is entered for the "switch" category 701, such as screen 710, the list information of the controlled device that is provided in the form of a dropdown menu and expanded down is hidden in the & Can be.

According to the screen 720, icons and texts can be displayed in the order of 'switch-> outlet-> open sensor-> gas lock-> door lock-> boiler. For example, a circle icon may represent a switch, a rhombus icon may represent an outlet, and a square icon may represent an open sensor. In the embodiment, a selection can be entered for the "outlet" category 702. [

As a selection input for the "outlet" category 702 on the screen 730, detailed information for providing list information of control target devices corresponding to the "outlet" category and control buttons for each control target device can be set. In the embodiment, the control target devices such as "living room TV outlet", "charger outlet", "home multi-tap outlet", "small room multi-tap outlet" and "notebook outlet" are listed, A control button for selecting the state of each outlet can be provided, so that it is possible to select whether to 'connect the power source' or 'turn off the power source'.

In the embodiment, it is possible to provide the list information of the control target device corresponding to the open sensor for the "open sensor" in the category, and to set whether or not to receive the status information for each open sensor by application notification. In the embodiments of "gas lock" and "door lock", it is possible to set whether or not to receive the gas lock status information by application notification. For the "boiler" category, "power on" Can be set. That is, when the state change of the control target device (the "open sensor") occurs until the specific mode is released in the control mode of the specific mode (indoor mode), it is possible to set whether or not the terminal receives notification of the status information.

8 is a diagram for explaining an application example of mode execution in one embodiment.

The screen 810 is an example of a screen provided for detailed setting of the apparatus with respect to the "open sensor ". It is possible to provide a function for conveniently setting a mode control capable of interlocking with the "open sensor" by providing a menu for displaying the recommended mode control execution information "smart tip" For example, as shown in the screen, it is possible to easily set whether or not to receive the application notification according to the change of the status information of the open sensor (control target device) when the specific mode is executed.

The recommendation mode control execution information displayed in the "smart tip" 801 indicates whether the control target device registered in correspondence with the terminal among the plurality of control execution information stored in the server and the server It can be determined and extracted and transmitted to the terminal. The server displays the open sensor (changed to the name (living room window) set by the user when registering the open sensor (control target device) so that the user is familiar) is registered as the control target device, and the application notification setting Only the recommended mode control execution information is transmitted to the terminal and displayed. Therefore, when the terminal is not registered with the open sensor or if the app notification has already been set, the recommendation mode control execution information is not displayed in the "smart tip ". When the displayed recommended mode control execution information is selected, it is possible to easily set the mode control for the control target device even if the user does not set the mode separately.

When the selection of a title for the "smart tip" 801 is input, detailed setting of the mode such as the screen 820 is possible.

In the embodiment, the screen 820 may correspond to the screen 610 of FIG. 6, and the status of the control target device can be set by selecting a category to be set for the selected mode, as described above.

9 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of a terminal according to an embodiment. The terminal 900 according to the embodiment may include an input unit 910, a transmission unit 920, and an instruction unit 930.

The input unit 910 provides an interface through a display to receive a selection input from the user of the terminal for setting control information for at least one control target device wirelessly connected to the terminal in response to a specific mode. The control information may be one of a specific status of the control target device or a notification setting according to a status change. The notification setting according to the status change means that when the status of the control target device changes in the corresponding mode, the server notifies the terminal of the status information.

And may receive and display the recommendation mode control execution information from the server and receive a selection input for setting the control information for the one or more control subject devices from the user according to the selection of the recommendation mode control execution phrase .

The transmitting unit 920 transmits the control information to the server.

Control information for each control target device set by the user can be transmitted to the terminal 900 and a server wirelessly connected via a network such as Wi-Fi, wireless data, and the like.

When the command unit 930 receives a mode execution command from the user, the terminal 900 transmits an execution command to the server.

In an embodiment, an execution command of the mode may be received via the interface provided to the display of the terminal 900. For example, an execution button for execution of the indoor mode, the sleep mode, the outgoing mode, and the like can be displayed on one side of the screen, and an execution command can be received for the mode corresponding to the execution button selected by the user have.

When the execution command is received, the terminal 900 can transmit a signal corresponding to the execution command to the server. The server receiving the execution command can invoke the stored control information corresponding to the terminal 900 that transmitted the execution command and can control the state of the control target device wirelessly connected through the AP using the control information.

For example, for the 'living room TV', the 'home charger', the 'home multi-tap', and the 'computer' included in the control target device of the 'outlet' category, the 'living room TV' , The "home multi-tap", and the "computer" can change the state of the control target device to correspond to the control information based on the control information set to OFF. During the execution of the specific mode, execution of the mode can be maintained until the command for releasing the mode execution is inputted from the user by executing another mode or disabling the interface capable of individually controlling the device to be controlled.

Even when the interface capable of individual control of the control target device is deactivated, the status information of the control target device is received from the server and displayed, thereby enabling the status information to be continuously inquired.

The method according to an embodiment may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions to be recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and configured for the embodiments or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. For example, it is to be understood that the techniques described may be performed in a different order than the described methods, and / or that components of the described systems, structures, devices, circuits, Lt; / RTI > or equivalents, even if it is replaced or replaced.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are also within the scope of the following claims.

Claims (21)

Receiving a selection input for setting control information for one or more control target devices wirelessly connected to the terminal corresponding to a specific mode from a user of the terminal;
Transmitting the control information to a server;
Receiving an execution command of the mode from the user; And
Transmitting the execution command to the server
Lt; / RTI >
And the server controls the control target device based on the control information in accordance with the execution command,
A method of operating a terminal.
The method according to claim 1,
The control information includes:
And a notification setting based on a specific state or a state change of the control target device.
A method of operating a terminal.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step of receiving an execution command of the mode from the user comprises:
Receiving a selection input of an icon representing the mode; And
Outputting the execution guidance message of the mode to the display of the terminal
/ RTI >
A method of operating a terminal.
The method according to claim 1,
Performing an execution of another mode and deactivating an interface capable of individually controlling the control target device while the server controls the control target device based on the control information in accordance with the execution command of the mode
≪ / RTI >
A method of operating a terminal.
5. The method of claim 4,
When receiving information indicating that the execution of control of the target device according to the execution command of the mode has been completed from the server,
Activating an interface that can receive execution input of another mode
≪ / RTI >
A method of operating a terminal.
5. The method of claim 4,
When there is an unlock selection input of the above mode
Further comprising the step of activating an interface capable of individual control of said control target device,
A method of operating a terminal.
The method according to claim 1,
Receiving from the user a selection input for setting control information for the at least one control target device;
Receiving and displaying the recommendation mode control execution information from the server;
Receiving, from the user, a selection input for setting control information for the at least one control target device in accordance with the selection of the recommendation mode control execution statement
≪ / RTI >
A method of operating a terminal.
8. The method of claim 7,
The recommendation mode control execution information
Wherein the server extracts the control target device registered in the account of the terminal and whether the corresponding control information is already set,
A method of operating a terminal.
8. The method of claim 7,
Receiving and displaying the recommendation mode control execution information from the server,
A step of displaying a name set by the user for the control target device
/ RTI >
A method of operating a terminal.
In an application,
The application is stored in the memory of the terminal and is executed by the processor,
The application comprises:
Receiving a selection input for setting control information for one or more control target devices wirelessly connected to the terminal corresponding to a specific mode from a user of the terminal;
Transmitting the control information to a server;
Receiving an execution command of the mode from the user; And
Controlling the control target device to correspond to the control information by transmitting the execution command to the server
Running,
application.
11. The method of claim 10,
The control information includes:
And a notification setting based on a specific state or a state change of the control target device,
application.
11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the step of receiving an execution command of the mode from the user comprises:
Receiving a selection input of an icon representing the mode; And
Outputting the execution guidance message of the mode to the display of the terminal
Running,
application.
11. The method of claim 10,
A step of deactivating an interface capable of executing another mode and individually controlling the control target device while the server controls the control target device based on the control information;
Lt; / RTI >
application.
14. The method of claim 13,
When receiving information indicating that the control execution of the target device according to the execution command of the mode is completed from the server,
Activating an interface that can receive execution input of another mode
Lt; / RTI >
application.
14. The method of claim 13,
If there is an unlock selection input of the mode,
Activating an interface capable of individual control of the controlled device
Lt; / RTI >
application.
11. The method of claim 10,
Receiving from the user a selection input for setting control information for the at least one controlled device;
Receiving and displaying the recommendation mode control execution information from the server;
And receiving from the user a selection input for setting control information for the at least one controlled device in accordance with the selection of the recommendation mode control execution statement
application.
17. The method of claim 16,
The recommendation mode control execution information
The server extracts the control target device registered in the account of the terminal according to whether the control target device and the corresponding control information are set in advance
application.
17. The method of claim 16,
The step of receiving and displaying the recommendation mode control execution information from the server
And the name set by the user is displayed on the control target device
application.
An input unit for receiving a selection input for setting control information for at least one control target device wirelessly connected to the terminal corresponding to a specific mode from a user of the terminal;
A transmitting unit for transmitting the control information to a server;
An instruction unit for transmitting the execution command to the server when the execution command of the mode is received from the user;
Lt; / RTI >
And the server controls the control target device based on the control information in accordance with the execution command,
Terminal.
Receiving a selection input for setting control information for controlling at least one control target device wirelessly connected to the terminal corresponding to a specific mode from a user of the terminal;
Storing the control information by matching with the terminal;
Receiving an execution command of the mode input by the user from the terminal; And
Controlling the control target device to correspond to the control information
/ RTI >
How the server works.
21. The method of claim 20,
Receiving the execution command from another terminal interworking with the terminal; And
Controlling the control target device to correspond to the control information
≪ / RTI >
How the server works.
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