Home network client and server including energy-away control element and control method thereof
AssigneeElectronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
InventorsHyun-Woo Oh, In-Tark Han, Kwang-Rho Park
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Abstract
Provided are a home network client and server including an energy-away control element (ECE), and a control method thereof. A client advertises an ECE serving as a functional block of each service unit. The advertisement is recognized and the ECE is registered by a plug and play method. An ECE to be controlled is searched and selected among registered ECEs. State checking and management are performed on the selected ECE. The ECE is defined by each service unit in the home network server and client, and energy is controlled for each ECE, so that the energy consumption can be reduced.
Claims17
A home network client in which energy consumption is controlled for each service unit, the client comprising:
- at least one energy-away control element (ECE) serving as a functional block of each service unit;
- an ECE driver serving as a driver of the ECE;
- a client protocol module for advertising the ECE for registration to a server and interpreting an ECE-associated command transmitted from the server;
- and
- a client manager for managing the ECE according to the command.
A home network server that manages at least one client, and controls energy consumption of the client for each service unit, the server comprising:
- at least one energy-away control element (ECE) serving as a functional block of each service unit;
- an ECE driver serving as a driver of the ECE;
- a server protocol module for determining and controlling functions and energy states of an individual client and its ECE and providing a communication interface with the client;
- a server manager for managing an overall operation of the server;
- and
- a user interface for providing a user input/output interface for elements.
A control method of a home network server and client including an energy-away control element (ECE), the method comprising:
- advertising, at a client, an ECE serving as a functional block of each service unit;
- recognizing the advertisement and registering the ECE by a plug and play method;
- searching and selecting an ECE to be controlled among registered ECEs;
- and
- performing state checking and management on the selected ECE.
A control method of a home network server and client including an energy-away control element (ECE), the method comprising:
- outputting a service initiation event according to user's setting;
- detecting the event and setting a register to display the service initiation;
- setting a register that controls an ECE serving as a functional block of each service unit;
- and
- controlling the ECE to provide a corresponding service.
A control method of a home network server and client including an energy-away control element (ECE), the method comprising:
- receiving, at a client, a message that indicates service initiation from a server;
- analyzing the message to learn details of a service;
- making predetermined setting in a register according to the details of the service;
- and
- controlling an ECE serving as an functional block of each service unit according to the predetermined setting to provide a service.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.