Method and apparatus for controlling device using a service rule
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYuzhi XIE, Feng TANG
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Abstract
A method of controlling devices connected to a controller includes receiving, from a server, a service rule including a trigger condition and a device executing action which is an action to be performed by one of the devices according to whether the trigger condition is satisfied, selecting one of the devices connected to the controller based on the received service rule, modifying the received service rule to control the selected device, and controlling the selected device according to the modified service rule.
Claims16
A method of controlling devices connected to a controller, the method comprising:
- obtaining a service rule;
- selecting at least one device from the devices connected to the controller based on the service rule;
- modifying the service rule to be applicable to the at least one selected device based on the specification of the at least one selected device;
- and
- controlling the at least one selected device according to the modified service rule.
A control apparatus configured to control devices connected to the control apparatus, the control apparatus comprising:
- a communicator configured to obtain a service rule;
- and
- at least one processor configured to:
- select at least one device from the devices connected to the controller based on the service rule;
- modify the service rule to be applicable to the at least one selected device based on the specification of the at least one selected device;
- and
- control the at least one selected device according to the modified service rule.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.