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US 2019/0097829 A1Published application
Group-wise device management system and method
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHyungrae CHO, Jihyeon KWEON, Seokmin OH, Kangmin LEE, Yousef KHARSIM
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for group-controlling devices. Group information on interoperable devices among a plurality of electronic devices is acquired. The interoperable devices indicated in the group information are controlled as a group.
Claims11
A method for group-controlling devices, the method comprising:
- detecting a control event for controlling at least one device;
- determining a type of the control event;
- controlling devices, indicated by group information included in the control event, as a group, when the control event is a group control event;
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- controlling a specific device or a group of devices comprising the specific device according to a configuration state of a group control mode, when the control event is a device control event.
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