# US 10,320,853 B2 · Method and apparatus for supporting facility control of terminal > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,320,853 B2 - Document ID: US10320853B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/974,520 - Filed: 2015-12-18 - Published: 2016-06-23 - Granted: 2019-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2014-12-18 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Daedong Kim; Keuncheol Lee - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10320853B2 ## CPC - H04L 65/1069: Session establishment or de-establishment - G08C 17/02: using a radio link - G08C 23/04: using light waves, e.g. infrared - H04L 12/6418: {Hybrid transport} - H04L 65/102: Gateways (arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways, H04L12/66) - H04L 65/1073: Registration or de-registration - H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication - H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G08C: TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS (fluid pressure transmitting systems F15B; mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member into a different variable G01D5/00; mechanical control systems G05G) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A method and an apparatus for supporting facility control of a terminal are provided. The method includes a sensor device receiving facility-related information from a remote control device of a facility to which the sensor device is attached, driving at least one sensor in accordance with the facility-related information, determining a kind of the facility based on a result of detecting through the at least one driven sensor, and transmitting a registration request for the facility of which the kind has been determined to a gateway. The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car, a connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of a sensor device included in a facility and configured to support at least one facility control by a terminal, the method comprising: receiving, by the sensor device including a plurality of sensors, facility-related information from a remote control device of the facility; selecting, by the sensor device, at least one sensor among the plurality of sensors, based on the received facility-related information and a table including information on the plurality of sensors associated with each type of the at least one facility; determining, by the sensor device, a type of the facility based on a result of detection by the at least one sensor; and transmitting, by the sensor device, a registration request for the facility including information on the type to a gateway. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, before the receiving of the facility-related information from the remote control device of the facility, authority information from the terminal; transmitting a connection request to the gateway based on the authority information; and receiving a connection completion message in response to the connection request from the gateway. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the table further includes weight information for each of the plurality of sensors associated with each type of the at least one facility, and wherein the selecting of the at least one sensor is further based on the weight information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the selecting of the at least one sensor comprises: determining, if the facility-related information includes facility-related information on at least another facility, that the at least one sensor corresponds to the facility and the at least another facility; and determining a driving order of the at least one sensor. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the determining of the driving order of the at least one sensor comprises determining the driving order based on a degree of redundancy between sensors corresponding to the facility and sensors corresponding to the at least another facility. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving at least one of facility information or position information from the at least one sensor attached to at least another facility; transmitting the received information to the gateway; and receiving a facility list associated with the at least another facility from the gateway. ### Claim 7 A method of a gateway to support at least one facility control by a terminal, the method comprising: receiving a connection request from a sensor device including a plurality of sensors; transmitting, to the sensor device, if authority information is included in the connection request, a connection completion message to connect with the sensor device; registering a facility associated with the sensor device based on a facility registration request received from the connected sensor device; and receiving a control command, including the authority information, for the registered facility from a terminal, wherein the facility registration request includes information on a type of the facility determined, by the sensor device, based on facility-related information and a table including information on the plurality of sensors associated with each type of the at least one facility, and wherein the facility-related information is received by the sensor device from a remote control device of the facility. ### Claim 8 A sensor device including a plurality of sensors and included in a facility that supports at least one facility control by a terminal, the sensor device comprising: a transceiver configured to transmit/receive a signal with a gateway and a facility; and at least one processor configured to: control the transceiver to receive facility-related information from a remote control device of the facility, select at least one sensor among the plurality of sensors included in the sensor device based on the received facility-related information and a table including information on the plurality of sensors associated with each type of the at least one facility, determine a type of the facility based on a result of detection by the at least one driven sensor, and control the transceiver to transmit a registration request for the facility including information on the type to the gateway. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The sensor device of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to, before the receiving of the facility-related information from a remote control device of the facility: control the transceiver to receive authority information from the terminal, to transmit a connection request to the gateway based on the authority information, and to receive a connection completion message in response to the connection request from the gateway. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The sensor device of claim 8, wherein the table further includes weight information for each of the plurality of sensors associated with each type of the at least one facility, and wherein the selection of the at least one sensor is based on the weight information. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The sensor device of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: determine, if the facility-related information includes facility-related information on at least another facility, the at least one sensor corresponding to the facility and the at least another facility, and determine a driving order of the at least one sensor. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The sensor device of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine the driving order based on a degree of redundancy between sensors corresponding to the facility and sensors corresponding to the at least another facility. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The sensor device of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the transceiver to: receive at least one of facility information or position information from the sensor attached to at least another facility, transmit the received information to the gateway, and receive a facility list associated with at least another facility from the gateway. ### Claim 14 A gateway that supports at least one facility control by a terminal, the gateway comprising: a transceiver configured to transmit/receive a signal with a sensor device and a server; and at least one processor configured to: control the transceiver to receive a connection request from the sensor device including a plurality of sensors, control the transceiver to transmit, to the sensor device, a connection completion message if authority information is included in the connection request to connect with the sensor device, register a facility associated with the sensor device based on a facility registration request received from the connected sensor device, and control the transceiver to receive a control command, including the authority information, for the registered facility from a terminal, wherein the facility registration request includes information on a type of the facility determined, by the sensor device, based on facility-related information and a table including information on the plurality of sensors associated with each type of the at least one facility, and wherein the facility-related information is received by the sensor device from a remote control device of the facility.