Device and method for transmitting message
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsChan-hong MIN, Sun-hwa KIM, Jin LA, Jong-hyun RYU, Kyung-ho JEONG
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Abstract
Provided is a method of transmitting a message. The method includes: obtaining identification information used to identify a user based on bio information of the user that is obtained by a device; determining whether control over an external device is approved based on the identification information; obtaining control information used to control an operation of the external device based on the determination; and transmitting a message including the control information to the external device.
Claims20
A method, performed by a device, of transmitting a message, the method comprising:
- obtaining identification information used to identify a user based on bio information of the user, wherein the bio information is obtained by the device;
- determining whether control over an external device is approved based on the identification information;
- obtaining control information used to control an operation of the external device based on the determining;
- and
- transmitting a message comprising the control information to the external device.
A device comprising:
- a bio information obtaining unit configured to obtain bio information from a user;
- a controller configured to:
- obtain identification information used to identify the user based on the obtained bio information,
- determine whether control over an external device is approved based on the identification information, and
- obtain control information used to control an operation of the external device based on the determination;
- and
- a transmission unit configured to transmit a message comprising the control information to the external device.
A computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions for:
- obtaining identification information used to identify a user based on bio information of the user, wherein the bio information is obtained by the device;
- determining whether control over an external device is approved based on the identification information;
- obtaining control information used to control an operation of the external device based on the determining;
- and
- transmitting a message comprising the control information to the external device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.