Method and system for personalized, secure, and intuitive smart home control using a smart hand

A smart home control system comprising:

• an electronic device;
• a user equipment (UE) configured to:
• transmit a directional signal beam to the electronic device, wherein:
• the directional signal beam includes a credential unique to the UE, and
• the credential is used to authenticate the UE as authorized to control the electronic device,
• transmit a command signal after transmitting the directional signal beam to the electronic device, wherein the command signal commands an operation of the electronic device;
• and
• a central hub configured to:
• receive a signal from the electronic device including the credential and a signal source indication associated with the electronic device,
• authenticate the UE, using the credential, as authorized to control the electronic device,
• receive the command signal including the credential,
• associate the command signal with the electronic device based on the authenticated credential, and
• transmit the command signal to the electronic device.

A central hub (hub) of a smart home control system, the hub comprising:

• a transceiver, and
• a processor configured to:
• control the transceiver to receive a signal from an electronic device including
• (i) a credential unique to a user equipment (UE), the credential received from the UE on directional signal beam, and
• (ii) a signal source indication associated with the electronic device,
• authenticate, using the credential, the UE as authorized to control the electronic device,
• control the transceiver to receive a command signal from the UE, wherein the command signal commands an operation of the electronic device;
• associate the command signal with the electronic device based on the authenticated credential, and
• control the transceiver to transmit the command signal to the electronic device.

A method for use in a central hub (hub) of a smart home control system, the method comprising:

• receiving a signal from an electronic device including
• (i) a credential unique to a user equipment (UE), the credential received from the UE on directional signal beam, and
• (ii) a signal source indication associated with the electronic device;
• authenticating, using the credential, the UE as authorized to control the electronic device,
• receiving a command signal from the UE, wherein the command signal includes the credential and commands an operation of the electronic device;
• associating the command signal with the electronic device based on the authenticated credential;
• determining that the command signal is to be transmitted to the electronic device based on associating the command signal with the electronic device;
• and
• transmitting the command signal to the electronic device.